Single-player games like The Passing Bell
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Passing Bell, 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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Lilac Prose
Single-player alternative to The Passing Bell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Passing Bell.
A raw, cruel story about addiction, abuse, and recovery. A young man, bound by a vial of morphine, and a world that gives him just that, so long as there's a drop of him worth taking. It has to get worse before it gets better.
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Prison Chain: The Unredeemed Thought
Single-player alternative to The Passing Bell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Passing Bell.
A text-driven psychological horror visual novel. You wake up in a strange living room. Two silent men stand beside you. On the wall, blood writes: “Confess your sins, and you shall be redeemed.” Every choice changes the ending. Over 80,000 words in the base game, plus 4 standalone character DLCs.
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The Unfinished
Single-player alternative to The Passing Bell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Passing Bell.
THE UNFINISHED is a short, atmospheric Point & Click adventure based on true events. Sit by the fire, listen to an old man's fading memories, interact with a shadow theater, and solve a puzzle to uncover the secret of an unfinished mountain tower.
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Apestin Explorer
Single-player alternative to The Passing Bell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Passing Bell.
Monsters roamed among us, wearing masks of wealth and status. In the early 2000s, disturbing crimes were hidden behind power and influence. Explore, gather evidence, connect clues, and expose a web of corruption. The real monsters are never supernatural, they are people protected by power.
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Whispering Eclipsia
Single-player alternative to The Passing Bell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Passing Bell.
"Whispering Eclipsia is a gripping first-person psychological horror detective game. Step into the shoes of Inspector Keshav to solve a series of ritualistic murders, survive reality-bending loops, and uncover the dark secrets lurking in the shadows of Woodslane."
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Veils of the Past
Single-player alternative to The Passing Bell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Passing Bell.
A cinematic mystery visual novel about a vanished woman. You're the detective on the case. Twelve years ago, your sister disappeared the same way. Four investigations lead to four different answers about what really happened — and none of them is the wrong one. The truth is whichever one you find.
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The King's Whisperer
Single-player alternative to The Passing Bell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Passing Bell.
You are the Whisperer, hooded advisor to King Alric the Uncertain. Forty days. Twenty-five court crises. Four pillar-leaders pulling the realm in four directions. The King hears you last before every decision. Twenty-one endings. No correct path.
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City Legends: Trapped In Mirror Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to The Passing Bell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Passing Bell.
On your way to writing the perfect supernatural novel, be prepared to face danger. Are you ready for such desperate measures?