Single-player games like Case of 1980
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Case of 1980, 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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9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent
Single-player alternative to Case of 1980 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case of 1980.
"9 Hallways: The Anomaly Agent" is a first-person horror game where you explore cosmic passageways connecting all realities. Investigate eerie disturbances, report anomalies, and survive encounters with malevolent entities in a constantly shifting, otherworldly environment.
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Hotel Overloop
Single-player alternative to Case of 1980 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case of 1980.
You’ve stucked into a loop in the mysterious hotel. Find anomalies to escape the hotel’s loop.
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The Gap
Single-player alternative to Case of 1980 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Case of 1980.
The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.
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Clink
Single-player alternative to Case of 1980 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case of 1980.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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Shhh!
Single-player alternative to Case of 1980 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case of 1980.
Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)
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Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
Single-player alternative to Case of 1980 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case of 1980.
Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.
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Dollmare
Single-player alternative to Case of 1980 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case of 1980.
You've accepted a shady job offer at a doll factory. Inspect dolls for defects and anomalies. Follow strange protocols. Don't get fired and stay alive.
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In My Head
Single-player alternative to Case of 1980 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Case of 1980.
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!