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Single-player games like Not My Dad

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Not My Dad, 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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    Purrfect Bliss — Steam game cover

    Purrfect Bliss

    Single-player alternative to Not My Dad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Not My Dad.

    Purrfect Bliss is a cat cafe built on a dark history. Will you survive the night shift? Serve customers, take care of the cats, and uncover the terrifying truth in this psychological horror game.

    2026AdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Still in the Fog — Steam game cover

    Still in the Fog

    Single-player alternative to Not My Dad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Dad.

    A mysterious event causes an entire town to vanish, leaving it wrapped in dense fog and cut off from the world. Explore impossible underground structures, manage your limited resources, and solve complex puzzles as you try to survive this nightmare. Estimated playtime: 4–7 hours

    2026ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Below, Rusted Gods — Steam game cover

    Below, Rusted Gods

    Single-player alternative to Not My Dad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Dad.

    You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maid of Sker — Steam game cover

    Maid of Sker

    Single-player alternative to Not My Dad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Dad.

    Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    INFRA — Steam game cover

    INFRA

    Single-player alternative to Not My Dad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Dad.

    INFRA puts you into the boots of a structural analyst on a routine mission. Quickly though, your task turns into a fight for survival, all caused by deep-rooted schemes of the past. Your tools are simple: your camera and the wits to navigate a labyrinth of debris.

    2016IndieAdventure6.89 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SCP: Secret Files — Steam game cover

    SCP: Secret Files

    Single-player alternative to Not My Dad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Dad.

    SCP: Secret Files is a collection of paranormal cases from the SCP Foundation, an organization tasked with containing dangerous anomalies. You join as an assistant researcher for Dr. Raymond Hamm and complete a strenuous induction program that will make you question everything you know.

    2022IndieAdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Kiosk — Steam game cover

    Kiosk

    Single-player alternative to Not My Dad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Dad.

    Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs — Steam game cover

    Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

    Single-player alternative to Not My Dad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Dad.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Box of Fear — Steam game cover

    The Box of Fear

    Single-player alternative to Not My Dad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Not My Dad.

    Your daughter has vanished inside the facilities of the company "THE BOX." Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and survive the creatures that hunt you in a game that blends psychological horror, survival, and atmospheric storytelling.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →