Single-player games like Transference™
Below are 24 single-player Steam games similar to Transference™, 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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Don't Knock Twice
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
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Rise of Insanity
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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Narcosis
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
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>observer_
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
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Homesick
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
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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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Into The Matrix
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
"Into The Matrix" is a multiplayer horror game where you and your friends must explore, survive, and outsmart dangers . Many entities are after you, but the Overseer is the true threat. Can you escape its grasp?
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Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
Enter the virtual world of Under A Killing Moon, where it is December 2042, and you, as Tex Murphy, must stop the forces of evil before they destroy mankind and rob you of your next unemployment check. This thrilling and hilarious adventure is unlike anything you've seen before.
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
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Stranger Things 3: The Game
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
Stranger Things 3: The Game is the official companion game to Season 3 of the hit original series! Play through familiar events from the series while also uncovering never-before-seen quests, character interactions, and secrets!
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Dear Esther
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Transference™.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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Black Mirror
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
Scotland, 1926. Following the death of his father, David Gordon visits his ancestral home for the first time in his life. A life that is soon threatened by the dark secrets that claimed the sanity of many Gordons before him. Black Mirror Castle demands an offering.
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The 7th Guest VR
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
The iconic supernatural mystery, The 7th Guest, has been brought back to life with cutting-edge VR technology, that delivers an atmospheric story like no other. Explore the foreboding mansion, solve challenging puzzles, and uncover its dark secrets.
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Watch_Dogs® 2
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
Welcome to San Francisco. Play as Marcus, a brilliant young hacker, and join the most notorious hacker group, DedSec. Your objective: execute the biggest hack of history.
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Assassin's Creed® Unity
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
Paris, 1789. In this action-adventure game, experience the French Revolution through the eyes of Arno Dorian. Become an Assassin and expose the true powers behind the Revolution for the fate of a nation.
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Watch_Dogs™
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago operates under ctOS, the most advanced computer network in America.
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Far Cry® Primal
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
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Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
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Immortals Fenyx Rising
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
Immortals Fenyx Rising brings grand mythological adventure to life. Play as Fenyx on a quest to save the Greek gods.
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Transference™.
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Single-player alternative to Transference™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.