Single-player games like Minerva (2015)
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Minerva (2015), 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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SCREAM you LOSE
Single-player alternative to Minerva (2015) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Minerva (2015).
If you get startled, you go back to Number 0. A Japanese-style horror anomaly-spotting game that uses your microphone to detect your reactions. Eerie shrines, schools, and cult-like locations await, filled with all kinds of horror and anomalies.
- 2
Gion Corridor
Single-player alternative to Minerva (2015) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Minerva (2015).
Set against the backdrop of a Japanese-style townscape reminiscent of Gion, this exploration-based horror game involves searching for “anomalies” and offering prayers. A work dedicated to those who feel bored with their daily lives.
- 3
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Single-player alternative to Minerva (2015) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with Minerva (2015).
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
- 4
Homesick
Single-player alternative to Minerva (2015) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Minerva (2015).
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
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The Guest
Single-player alternative to Minerva (2015) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Minerva (2015).
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
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DREAM LOGIC
Single-player alternative to Minerva (2015) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Minerva (2015).
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
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Millennium Dream
Single-player alternative to Minerva (2015) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Minerva (2015).
Wander through dreamscapes woven from memories of the millennium. Use your camera to freeze tender fragments of days gone by, collecting lost shards of childhood. In an atmosphere where Chinese Dreamcore and Liminal Space intertwine, savor a warmth that feels both familiar and strange.
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Draugen
Single-player alternative to Minerva (2015) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Minerva (2015).
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
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NUN: THE FIRST SIN
Single-player alternative to Minerva (2015) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Minerva (2015).
The Nun haunts you, In an intense first-person survival horror game, --- Use stealth, evasion, and your faith to survive.