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Single-player games like Don't Knife Me!

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Don't Knife Me!, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    Corpse Box Racers — Steam game cover

    Corpse Box Racers

    Single-player alternative to Don't Knife Me! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Don't Knife Me!.

    What if, when people die, they do go to heaven... only they're still dead and their bodies are now used as competitors in tournaments?

    2022SportsIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die! — Steam game cover

    Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die!

    Single-player alternative to Don't Knife Me! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Hair metal's not dead, it just smells funny! Get your denim vest, bandana and makeup, and dive into a point-and-click adventure as a middle-aged teddy bear planning a comeback with his old glam metal band – in a world where glam metal has been dead and buried for decades.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Scary Game — Steam game cover

    Scary Game

    Single-player alternative to Don't Knife Me! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Free To Play and Casual with Don't Knife Me!.

    You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?

    2025IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Polda — Steam game cover

    Polda

    Single-player alternative to Don't Knife Me! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Don't Knife Me!.

    Pancras is a neurotic cop investigating a case of mysterious kidnapping in the town of Lupany. Help him find out, who’s behind the abduction of two orderly citizens!

    2024IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Red Comrades 2: For the Great Justice. Reloaded — Steam game cover

    Red Comrades 2: For the Great Justice. Reloaded

    Single-player alternative to Don't Knife Me! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Sequel to the amazing adventures of two Russian pop-culture legends: Vasily Ivanovich Chapaev and his fellow aide Petka who fearlessly beat off the alien invasion in a first franchise installment.

    2016Adventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Where Cats 猫咪在哪里 — Steam game cover

    Where Cats 猫咪在哪里

    Single-player alternative to Don't Knife Me! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Don't Knife Me!.

    Find 100 cats. A carefully hand drawn scene filled with cute characters. The process is short and won't take up too much player time. You can choose your favorite dyeing for the convenience of color blind players. Extremely easy to achieve.

    2023IndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1) — Steam game cover

    Cyanide & Happiness - Freakpocalypse (Episode 1)

    Single-player alternative to Don't Knife Me! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Don't Knife Me!.

    From the creators of Cyanide & Happiness and I-Mockery, comes the first game in an all new point-and-click adventure trilogy filled with dark humor, drama, and all the weirdness you've grown to love and/or dread over the years!

    2021IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Freedom Finger — Steam game cover

    Freedom Finger

    Single-player alternative to Don't Knife Me! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Don't Knife Me!.

    Freedom Finger is a music driven, side-scrolling shooter that sends you blasting and punching through 40 levels of bat$#!% crazy action. Starring Nolan North, John DiMaggio, and Sam Riegel! Soundtrack by Aesop Rock, Red Fang, Com Truise, Power Trip, Ty Segall, and many more!

    2019ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Obsidian Spire — Steam game cover

    Obsidian Spire

    Single-player alternative to Don't Knife Me! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A grim campaign book you inhabit by typing. Last night wrecked Elderglen. Walk north. Wash the bruise, wear it, or leave it. Written burial horror. One campaign. For adult tables.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →