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Single-player games like Prison Anomaly

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Prison Anomaly, 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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    Rehaunted — Steam game cover

    Rehaunted

    Single-player alternative to Prison Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Enter a house where every clue feels wrong. Investigate a brutal crime scene, uncover hidden evidence, and use your detective tools to piece together a disturbing truth buried beneath the silence.

    2026AdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Liminal Department — Steam game cover

    Liminal Department

    Single-player alternative to Prison Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Prison Anomaly.

    Trapped in what seems to be an endless hospital department. Carefully observe your surroundings in each loop to escape the Liminal Department

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't Go to the Bathroom — Steam game cover

    Don't Go to the Bathroom

    Single-player alternative to Prison Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Prison Anomaly.

    You woke up in grandma's house at midnight and need to reach the bathroom alone. Observe the hallway carefully. If something feels wrong, turn back immediately. If nothing changed... keep walking.

    SimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead end Exit 8 — Steam game cover

    Dead end Exit 8

    Single-player alternative to Prison Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Prison Anomaly.

    This is a thriller game based on memory puzzles that supports PC play and VR mode. The theme is inspired by people's depression and tension while waiting in the hospital.In an infinite loop space, one must carefully observe all abnormal information and strive to escape from the infinite space

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Route8 — Steam game cover

    Route8

    Single-player alternative to Prison Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Prison Anomaly.

    "You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."

    2024IndieSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Summer of '58 — Steam game cover

    Summer of '58

    Single-player alternative to Prison Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Prison Anomaly.

    In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

    2021IndieSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Wellmonts Case — Steam game cover

    The Wellmonts Case

    Single-player alternative to Prison Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.

    2026Adventure7.19 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    iBLiS — Steam game cover

    iBLiS

    Single-player alternative to Prison Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Prison Anomaly.

    Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Splash Adventure: The Maze of Morla — Steam game cover

    Splash Adventure: The Maze of Morla

    Single-player alternative to Prison Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    TOP-DOWN ARCADE: Manage LIMITED AMMO to blast OBSTACLES, master the DASH to dodge traps and escape a RELENTLESS CAMERA! Rescue your REACTIVE WAIFU across 40 HANDCRAFTED LEVELS and face the FINAL BOSS. One mistake sends you BACK TO LEVEL 1 in this high-stakes oceanic race!

    2018ActionIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    World Cup Waifu Clicker: Soccer Evolution — Steam game cover

    World Cup Waifu Clicker: Soccer Evolution

    Single-player alternative to Prison Anomaly — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    CLICK your way to glory to unlock NATIONAL themed - SEXY OUTFITS, PANTIES and STOCKINGS along with HOT DANCES to customize your WAIFU and increase the Soccer fans' excitement.

    2026SportsCasual3.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →