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Single-player games like Anchor Protocol

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Anchor Protocol, 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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    Canvas of Thoughts — Steam game cover

    Canvas of Thoughts

    Single-player alternative to Anchor Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Anchor Protocol.

    Canvas of Thoughts is an emotional point-and-click puzzle adventure which invites you into Evi's vibrant but loud inner world. Experience everyday situations through shifting colours, sounds and emotions. Solve reflective puzzles and navigate the world not through words, but through feelings.

    2026IndieAdventureCasual11.04 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dawn Village — Steam game cover

    Dawn Village

    Single-player alternative to Anchor Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Anchor Protocol.

    A Joseon-era survival strategy game where even goodwill becomes a resource. Manage companions and scarce supplies during a great famine. Every crucial decision is resolved by dice. There are no perfect choices—only surviving today and preparing for tomorrow.

    2026StrategyIndieSimulation11.69 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Call into the Hollow : [ 2300 ] — Steam game cover

    Call into the Hollow : [ 2300 ]

    Single-player alternative to Anchor Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Anchor Protocol.

    A next-gen SF narrative adventure combining AI with voice input. Communicate in real-time with a lonely girl in a crumbling world. As her operator, your actual words will guide her through a 3D first-person immersive experience where your voice shapes the fate of the story.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dunwich Park — Steam game cover

    Dunwich Park

    Single-player alternative to Anchor Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Anchor Protocol.

    Dunwich Park is a Lovecraftian horror adventure game and visual novel. Play as the newest park ranger of Dunwich Park, a campground infested with eldritch abominations. With a branching narrative that responds to your choices, actions can have terrible consequences. Choose carefully, choose fast.

    IndieAdventureRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strange Antiquities — Steam game cover

    Strange Antiquities

    Single-player alternative to Anchor Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Anchor Protocol.

    Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation17.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Who Did It? — Steam game cover

    Who Did It?

    Single-player alternative to Anchor Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Anchor Protocol.

    Who Did It? Is a detective puzzle-game. Your job is to read the given case files to find out who the murderer is! Do you have what it takes to master all cases and close them all for good?

    2024IndieAdventureCasual7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Little Misfortune — Steam game cover

    Little Misfortune

    Single-player alternative to Anchor Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Anchor Protocol.

    Led by her new friend, Mr. Voice, Misfortune ventures into the woods, where mysteries are unraveled and a little bad luck unfolds.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Winds of Change — Steam game cover

    Winds of Change

    Single-player alternative to Anchor Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Anchor Protocol.

    Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

    2019IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Avian Enigma — Steam game cover

    Avian Enigma

    Single-player alternative to Anchor Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Anchor Protocol.

    Avian Enigma is a sci-fi visual novel game featuring in a world where birds have become extinct. The story begins with a young man working in a factory accidentally saves a bird. Soon, a girl who has a mysterious relationship with birds appears in front of him. A romance with a tiny twist begins.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →