Single-player games like Hidden Clause
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Hidden Clause, 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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Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter
Single-player alternative to Hidden Clause — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.
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Archives of Disorder - Pasture Without Light
Single-player alternative to Hidden Clause — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
Twelve years after humanity went blind in one second, survivors live by gentle rules in Haven Seven. Rations always arrive. Names on the list quietly disappear, and sound engineer Elias Ward finds the list has been altered. A narrative adventure about sight, memory and choice.
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Chatting ChurroBun
Single-player alternative to Hidden Clause — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
Chat with a virtual friend from a cancelled mobile game! Ask questions, start arguments, and find the right responses to progress the story. Can you solve the horrific mystery hidden beneath the surface?
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Thoughtless
Single-player alternative to Hidden Clause — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
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Lone Bird in the Tree
Single-player alternative to Hidden Clause — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an adventure game with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
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Uberich: Advent Sinners
Single-player alternative to Hidden Clause — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
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Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座
Single-player alternative to Hidden Clause — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
"Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false king to escape.Face monsters, confront tears and regret, and lead the world to rebirth.
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Stiff Neck
Single-player alternative to Hidden Clause — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Hidden Clause.
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.