Single-player games like BACKUP_71
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to BACKUP_71, 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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KillerNight
Single-player alternative to BACKUP_71 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BACKUP_71.
Killer Night is a psychological survival thriller where a group of death row inmates face extreme trials in an isolated mansion to gain freedom. Among them lies a ruthless killer. Will you be able to discover the killer's identity before it's too late?
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Project Looking Glass
Single-player alternative to BACKUP_71 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BACKUP_71.
1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury.
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Sterile Childhood: Case 17
Single-player alternative to BACKUP_71 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BACKUP_71.
The hospital once wrote you into a case file. Now you must recover the life it erased.
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Protocol 86: Chernobyl
Single-player alternative to BACKUP_71 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BACKUP_71.
A terminal-driven psychological horror puzzle set in a secret Soviet underground research facility built after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Survive in procedurally shifting sectors using only the terminal. Type ‘help’ to begin.
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Graveyard Report
Single-player alternative to BACKUP_71 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BACKUP_71.
Collect evidence by capturing photos of anomalies. Monitor security footage for areas inhabiting strange activity, objects, or entities. Meet your hourly evidence quota and fulfill requests or you'll be fired! Solve puzzles, find answers, and uncover the truth, all while trying to survive the night.
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Nobodies: After Death
Single-player alternative to BACKUP_71 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BACKUP_71.
Nobodies: After Death is a puzzling point-and-click adventure in cleaning up dirty work. After your agency takes out a target, you make the evidence disappear without a trace. Find a way to get in, get out, and leave no bodies behind.
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CHERNO
Single-player alternative to BACKUP_71 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BACKUP_71.
Escape game where it is necessary to collect the clues to obtain the key and thus level up until you leave the building without being touched by the Russian experiments that seek to devour you. Show your ingenuity to look for clues in the dark and your agility to dodge the experiments' attacks.
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Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
Single-player alternative to BACKUP_71 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BACKUP_71.
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
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Lost Letter
Single-player alternative to BACKUP_71 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BACKUP_71.
Lost Letter is a cozy incremental game about delivering lost letters, collecting over 1300 unique stamps, and exploring 113 countries. Upgrade transports, unlock boosters, and enjoy endless replayability in a relaxing collage-inspired art style.