Single-player games like I SHALL NAME THE DEAD
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD, 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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Oxenfree
Single-player alternative to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
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CORPSE FACTORY
Single-player alternative to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
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Between Horizons – A Sci-Fi Detective Adventure
Single-player alternative to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.
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The Complex
Single-player alternative to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
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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Astronaut: The Best
Single-player alternative to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
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Road to Empress I
Single-player alternative to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
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Cabernet
Single-player alternative to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
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I Did Not Buy This Ticket
Single-player alternative to I SHALL NAME THE DEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with I SHALL NAME THE DEAD.
Weep for the dead! In this short psychological horror story, play as a professional mourner travelling between funerals. Ride a nightmarish bus whose destination depends on how you choose to face your traumas.