Single-player games like Nate Hand Gesture
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nate Hand Gesture, 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 Monkey's Paw
Single-player alternative to Nate Hand Gesture — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Hold the monkey's paw and make a wish, but remember: everything comes at a price. A short horror visual novel where choices matter...painfully.
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Psycho-Sleuth
Single-player alternative to Nate Hand Gesture — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Psycho-Sleuth is a mystery game where cognitive disorders distort the rules of murder. 13 players, each with a strange condition — like “no lying,” “no left side,” or “no faces” — are trapped in a deadly game. These disorders are contagious, and the killer hides behind abnormal logic.
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Trapped with Jester
Single-player alternative to Nate Hand Gesture — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nate Hand Gesture.
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
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How to #### a Man
Single-player alternative to Nate Hand Gesture — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nate Hand Gesture.
Axelle spends most of her life inside her room : watching anime, scrolling on forums online and playing video games. She desperately wants a boyfriend. You are her conscience, help her attain that goal.
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アパシー殺人クラブ
Single-player alternative to Nate Hand Gesture — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
『部活動の時間です。さあ、人殺しをはじめてください』 一癖も二癖もある強者ぞろいの巨大コミュニティ、それが鳴神学園。 そこには、ありとあらゆる部活動が存在し、到底常識では考えられない特殊な闇の倶楽部がある。その一つが殺人クラブだ。
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MEAT-GRINDER
Single-player alternative to Nate Hand Gesture — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nate Hand Gesture.
Have a human MEATGRINDER with Obi the freelance hitman! Fulfill contracts all over the planet, open a beer, turn off your brain: it's time to kill and solve the financial problems of Obi and her peculiar family!
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Horrific Xanatorium
Single-player alternative to Nate Hand Gesture — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nate Hand Gesture.
A world where Spilia, a virus that causes delusions and hallucinations, has become epidemic. A horror visual novel game set in a hospital where patients are isolated.
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Hachishakusama | 八尺様がいた夏休み
Single-player alternative to Nate Hand Gesture — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nate Hand Gesture.
『She Is Always Right Beside You』 The fate of one summer — a boy beloved by the eight-feet-tall Hachishakusama, the urban legend. A heartwarming yet terrifying Japanese horror game.