Single-player games like NODE ZERO
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to NODE ZERO, 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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My Helpers
Single-player alternative to NODE ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with NODE ZERO.
My Helpers is an experimental horror game that hides a group of virtual… "assistants" inside your machine. FIND THEM by combing through your real files, exploring weird applications, and using your computer in ways you may have never expected - and remember: this is just a game.
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STAMPED
Single-player alternative to NODE ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with NODE ZERO.
NEXUS CORP, sub-basement 7-A. Stamp the forms. Ask nothing. Since 1952, forty-six clerks have vanished at this desk - you are the forty-seventh. Cross-check every claim on your terminal, rule APPROVED or REJECTED, and try not to wonder what the paperwork is really sealing.
- 3
Deep Fog Signals
Single-player alternative to NODE ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Stuck in an outpost deep in a sea of toxic fog, your crew has been decimated, you're cut off from the outside world, and oxygen is running out. Use limited bandwidth to coordinate unstable crewmates, conduct esoteric research that could change the world, and interpret strange signals from the deep.
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PROJECT: MIRROR
Single-player alternative to NODE ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with NODE ZERO.
PROJECT: MIRROR is a psychological horror narrative game about choices, scarcity, and AI observation. Answer ethical dilemmas, manage impossible systems, and watch your decisions become the basis for something that no longer asks permission.
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Single-player alternative to NODE ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with NODE ZERO.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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Отделение 38
Single-player alternative to NODE ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with NODE ZERO.
После неожиданной смерти студент Александр попадает в "Отделение 38", где бюрократия переплетается с мистикой. Раскройте тайны этого потустороннего мира и найдите ответы, которые изменят всё.
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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Single-player alternative to NODE ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NODE ZERO.
A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
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SIMULACRA 2
Single-player alternative to NODE ZERO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with NODE ZERO.
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.