Single-player games like Playable Archive
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Playable Archive, 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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Twisted Tower
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
Blast your way through an abandoned 1950s theme park crawling with fairy-tale mascots, twisted puzzles, and deadly traps. Uncover the dark secrets of your past as you race to the top to win back the love of your life.
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over the hill
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
Explore the world in the golden age of offroading. Drive iconic 4x4 vehicles from the 60s to 80s by yourself or with friends through challenging trails and beautiful scenery.
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Stackmon
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
Stack, train and collect 100+ powerful Stackmon in this creature-collector with a card-stacking twist! Build your camp, challenge rival Scouts in combat and face the mysterious corruption spreading throughout your land.
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Prelude Dark Pain
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
Prelude Dark Pain is a Tactical RPG set in a dark fantasy world. Assume the role of a local blacksmith named Soren, lead an uprising against the Order of the Ashen Crusade and save a world ravaged by war.
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SO BELOW
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
Do you love ghost hunting with friends? Do you love the thrill of a crucifix burning in your hand as you exorcize ancient spirits? Do you wish you could become a ghost yourself and scare your fellow hunters? Well, then SO BELOW is for you.
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Welcome to Elderfield
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
Welcome to Elderfield, a cozy horror RPG with hand-drawn art and dark lofi music. Manage your farm, befriend or romance the locals, investigate mysteries, decorate your home, fight terrifying creatures, fish, cook, seek the Old Gods, die in your sleep, and more... There's lots to do in Elderfield!
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Nightpark Journal
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
A dreamcore roguelike deck builder. Explore the mysterious Nightpark as three youths, each with distinct abilities. Build unique decks for each of them, defeat enemy adults and fiends, and uncover hidden secrets.
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Sigilfarer: A Dice-Rolling Roguelite
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
Sigilfarer is a roguelite adventure where every decision rests on the roll of your dice. Master a dice-building system while navigating a sprawling, procedurally generated world. Strategize your route, manage resources and push your luck to the limit!
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The Mortuary Assistant
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.
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Dread X Collection 5
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
A horror anthology in the Dread X Collection series. Featuring 12 new games from up-and-comers along with veterans, all wrapped up in an old, run down party venue that may be hiding more than it's letting on...
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The Subject
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
You have been taken prisoner and sold to a deep space testing facility. Upon arrival, you are fitted with a device forcing you to participate in their experiment. Released into a massive complex, the dark halls wind around testing rooms and conceal pieces to puzzles. There is no option but to comply.
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Our Secret Below
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
Abducted with only four hours to live… Learn about your captor, use your knowledge to escape, end the cycle.
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Inner
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Playable Archive.
Face your subconscious in an ever-growing anthology of mini-games dealing with psychological and surreal concepts.
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Kohate
Single-player alternative to Playable Archive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Playable Archive.
Arrested and sold at auction, you have been transported to a secret testing facility in deep space. Perform the required tasks while avoiding the abomination lurking within the complex.