Single-player games like Motherheart
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Motherheart, 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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Wild East: The Straw Man
Single-player alternative to Motherheart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Motherheart.
1993, just after Czechoslovakia split in two. Play as reporter Marek and investigate the death of a company director in name only. In Prague, journalist Eva pursues a case of her own. Explore locations, read documents, and uncover where their cases meet in a classic 2D point-and-click mystery.
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Paradise Killer
Single-player alternative to Motherheart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Motherheart.
Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.
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Heaven Does Not Respond
Single-player alternative to Motherheart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Motherheart.
Heaven Does Not Respond is a psychological and analog horror game set in an alternate 2005 timeline. Play as an intelligence agent, exploring a retro computer interface to decipher secret files, watch mysterious videos, and uncover the dark secrets behind a young man's death.
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Life Gallery
Single-player alternative to Motherheart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Motherheart.
Life Gallery is a puzzle game with a unique, illustration-style art design that leads the players into a world of profound horror.
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The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Single-player alternative to Motherheart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Motherheart.
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
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No Return
Single-player alternative to Motherheart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Motherheart.
No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?
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Contradiction: Spot The Liar
Single-player alternative to Motherheart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Motherheart.
Spot the lie and beat the liars in 'Contradiction' - the all-video murder mystery adventure!
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春泥 Soil of Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Motherheart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Motherheart.
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......