Single-player games like E-Files
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to E-Files, 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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Psychonauts 2
Single-player alternative to E-Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with E-Files.
Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.
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Manifold Garden
Single-player alternative to E-Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with E-Files.
Rediscover gravity and explore an Escher-esque world of impossible architecture. Witness infinity in first-person and master its rules to solve physics-defying puzzles. Cultivate a garden to open new paths forward, where an eternal expanse awaits.
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Antichamber
Single-player alternative to E-Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with E-Files.
Antichamber is a mind-bending psychological exploration game where nothing can be taken for granted. Discover an Escher-like world where hallways wrap around upon each other, spaces reconfigure themselves, and accomplishing the impossible may just be the only way forward.
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A Chamber of Stars
Single-player alternative to E-Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with E-Files.
The rise and fall of a rock n' roll star.
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Out Of Hands
Single-player alternative to E-Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with E-Files.
Out of Hands is a bizarre card-based adventure game that blends video-collage graphics with gripping psychological horror. Will you seek the truth lurking in this wicked, warped world—and can you bear its weight? Misty memories threaten to tear you apart, contorting you into a being... Out of Hands.
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SLUDGE LIFE
Single-player alternative to E-Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with E-Files.
SLUDGE LIFE is a first-person / open-world / vandalism-centric stroll through a polluted island full of cranky idiots and a vibe so thick you can taste it.
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Hotline Miami
Single-player alternative to E-Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with E-Files.
Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat.
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Viewfinder
Single-player alternative to E-Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with E-Files.
Challenge perception, redefine reality, and reshape the world around you with an instant camera. Viewfinder is a new single player game offering gamers hours of interesting and fun experiences while uncovering the mysteries left behind.