Single-player games like TAKE CARE OF THE DOG
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG, 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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The Drifter
Single-player alternative to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Visage
Single-player alternative to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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Detention
Single-player alternative to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
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The Path
Single-player alternative to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.
There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Single-player alternative to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
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Year Walk
Single-player alternative to TAKE CARE OF THE DOG — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with TAKE CARE OF THE DOG.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.