Single-player games like Dead Man's Pass
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Man's Pass, 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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FIRST LINE
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dead Man's Pass.
A retro office mystery about tech support, deadlines, and a floor that doesn't exist. It's 2001, and you're the L1 helpdesk tech at a corporation running on an OS from another era. Close tickets against the clock. Mind your tone. Don't ask about Floor 7.
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KILLA
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Man's Pass.
A Master murdered. A dying wish: "Kill La." Nine suspects. One killer. All named 「La」. Valhalla hunts the truth by diving into their memories — in a world beautiful and cruel as a doll. Which 「La」 pulled the strings?
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The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Man's Pass.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
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Sultan's Game
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Man's Pass.
Survive a mad Sultan's reign in this brutal resource management RPG. Draw a card every seven days and complete its challenge. Make dreadful choices to stay alive: will you die a loyal servant, become a kingslayer, or call down the gods' judgement?
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Strange Antiquities
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Man's Pass.
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
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Do No Harm
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Dead Man's Pass.
Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?
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The Test: Hypothesis Rising
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Man's Pass.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
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Freud's Bones-the game
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Man's Pass.
Infiltrate, rule and rescue the mind of the father of Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud, in this surreal and obscure adventure. Take control of his inner voice, choose his destiny, solve clinical cases, save or condemn your patients, all whilst trying to save Freud from himself.
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Arcane Survivors
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Man's Pass.
Write your own spells by joining a verb to a noun. ArcaneSurvivors is a horde-survival roguelite set in a library that is falling apart. Build from 1,008 combinations, gamble your sanity for stronger runes, and survive 20 minutes.
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MirrorBullet
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Man's Pass.
An unreflected shot cannot kill anything. Place a handful of mirrors, fire once, and let the enemy's own volley solve the board. 288 deterministic stages across thirteen board sizes, from five-cell-tall teaching grids to full circuits, every par proven minimal by a solver.
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Sushi Gacha: Auto Battler
Single-player alternative to Dead Man's Pass — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Man's Pass.
Gacha-powered auto battler, ten minutes a run. Spin for sushi figures, line up four on the counter, and watch them fight lineups other players left behind. Stack copies for stars, blend two into a new kind, beat a chef boss every fourth round. No paid gacha, no timers.