Single-player games like DEAD_FARE
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to DEAD_FARE, 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 Wolf Among Us Remastered
Single-player alternative to DEAD_FARE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEAD_FARE.
A dark detective thriller where folklore is real, violence is chilling, and every choice has consequences.
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The Dawning
Single-player alternative to DEAD_FARE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DEAD_FARE.
The Dawning is a first-person puzzle mystery game. Play as Detective Madison as he searches 7 beautifully crafted areas for clues to catch a killer. Use stealth to sneak past deadly enemies. Solve complex puzzles to access new areas, progress the rich storyline, and obtain key items.
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Blake: The Visual Novel
Single-player alternative to DEAD_FARE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with DEAD_FARE.
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
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QUIET DAN
Single-player alternative to DEAD_FARE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DEAD_FARE.
His name is Dan. He is an ordinary guy who works as a floor washer. However, soon in his life there are events that forever change his fate and push him on the path of crime... A chilling thriller in visual novel format.
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This Bed We Made
Single-player alternative to DEAD_FARE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DEAD_FARE.
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
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Supernormal
Single-player alternative to DEAD_FARE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DEAD_FARE.
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
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Alone in the Dark
Single-player alternative to DEAD_FARE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEAD_FARE.
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
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Night Cascades
Single-player alternative to DEAD_FARE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DEAD_FARE.
The city is on fire, and the Devil is to blame - or is it? Two women must solve an occult-themed mystery set in an alternate 1980s while unraveling the secrets of their past. Hunt for clues and interrogate suspects in this interactive yuri visual novel.
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SMTHNG WRNG
Single-player alternative to DEAD_FARE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DEAD_FARE.
Men are mysteriously vanishing in a small, provincial town. A newly arrived guy finds himself trapped in the center of eerie events when someone he believed was gone forever suddenly reappears. What kind of ruthless system is behind this, and who can be trusted?