Single-player games like October
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to October, 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
- 1
Lilac Prose
Single-player alternative to October — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with October.
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.
- 2
MyMustache
Single-player alternative to October — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
"My Mustache" is a narrative game that tells a story about childhood.
- 3
Gamebook Edgar A. Poe: The Oval Portrait
Single-player alternative to October — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with October.
Put on your headphones, close your eyes and watch the story in your imagination. What seems like a game may be something more. Is it a story waiting to be told or... felt? Enter the universe of Edgar A. Poe, where reason, like the devil, says "Goodnight".
- 4
Without Hue
Single-player alternative to October — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with October.
Work. Sleep. Repeat. Days blur together, and colors fade... until everything is blank. In this point-and-click story, escape monotony and repaint your canvas with new colors.
- 5
This Is Not For You
Single-player alternative to October — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with October.
After a ghost ship crashes into an isolated lighthouse, Ulysses’ memories come back to trap him in an endless, twisting maze full of riddles, blood, and magic. Draw your own map, and find a way to burn it all down.
- 6
Mr. Rainer's Solve-It Service
Single-player alternative to October — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with October.
When the last thread becomes entangled, their song will be heard.
- 7
Before Your Eyes
Single-player alternative to October — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with October.
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
- 8
No Longer Home
Single-player alternative to October — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with October.
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
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Not Yet
Single-player alternative to October — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with October.
NOT YET is a first-person psychological horror experience where silence grows heavier the deeper you go, and hesitation becomes its own consequence.