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Single-player games like Sorry, James

Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Sorry, James, 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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    exorSYS — Steam game cover

    exorSYS

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    After upgrading to a new Operating System, uncover the mystery behind this cursed piece of software. Keen eyed users must take a careful note of their surroundings if they want to survive.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stories Untold — Steam game cover

    Stories Untold

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sorry, James.

    Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

    2017IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ghostpunk — Steam game cover

    Ghostpunk

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    Investigate paranormal cases using a 1990s CRT terminal. Analyze photos. Decode audio. Interrogate suspects and decide what’s real, what’s fake and who’s lying. But the deeper you go, the more the system starts watching you back.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    杀青 — Steam game cover

    杀青

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    "Shaqing" is a Chinese horror puzzle game set in "Wuzhan Town". Players must help the protagonist escape an evil scene where dreams and reality blur, and save his beloved. The objective is to help the protagonist escape and save his beloved.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure4.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    At Night : Freakshow — Steam game cover

    At Night : Freakshow

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sorry, James.

    You are not here to watch the Freakshow. You are one of its acts. A freak. Pretend to be mute, speak through your parrot, train with freaks, learn their ways, and participate in the Freakshow to deliver a spectacular performance they will never forget.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation7.11 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Inquisitor Shepherd — Steam game cover

    Inquisitor Shepherd

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sorry, James.

    Become Shepherd, an inquisitor sent to a suspicious village. Unveil the secrets of a world filled with fear, and make an inevitable choice. In this visual novel mystery, your decisions change the world. Can you survive the desperate horror?

    IndieAdventureSimulationFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Welcome to the Game II — Steam game cover

    Welcome to the Game II

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    Welcome to the Game II is an atmospheric horror / strategy / puzzle game that takes you into the world of the deep web in search of the shadow web. Play as an investigative reporter trying to solve a case of a mysterious woman broadcasting for help as masked men are on the hunt to kill her.

    2018StrategyIndieSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    lily's world XD — Steam game cover

    lily's world XD

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sorry, James.

    Lily was an ordinary teenager in 2004, and you just found her laptop. Read her diary, message her friends, and piece together what happened to her before it’s too late. But you're not the only one with access to her computer… A fourth wall-breaking psychological horror experience featuring LilyPichu

    IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hexcells — Steam game cover

    Hexcells

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    Hexcells is an ambient logic puzzle game for PC, Mac and Linux.

    2014StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙 — Steam game cover

    Sudoku Universe / 数独宇宙

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    Making the best Sudoku game on Steam.

    2017StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wayout — Steam game cover

    Wayout

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Sorry, James.

    Relax, clear your mind and find the way out.

    2016IndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lines X — Steam game cover

    Lines X

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    Beautiful & relaxing Numberlink puzzles.

    2017StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lines Infinite — Steam game cover

    Lines Infinite

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    Beautiful & relaxing Numberlink puzzles.

    2017StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wayout 2: Hex — Steam game cover

    Wayout 2: Hex

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Sorry, James.

    Can you find it again?

    2017IndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nonogram - The Greatest Painter — Steam game cover

    Nonogram - The Greatest Painter

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    Do you deserve to be called The Greatest?

    2018StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sudoku Killer / 杀手数独 — Steam game cover

    Sudoku Killer / 杀手数独

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    Killer Sudoku (Sumdoku/Mathdoku/Addoku) puzzles include all the rules of regular Sudoku, but add in dashed-line 'cages', which must sum to given values. This great brain exerciser will provide you many hours of new Sudoku experience and be nice addition to your puzzle collection.

    2018StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sudoku Jigsaw / 拼图数独 — Steam game cover

    Sudoku Jigsaw / 拼图数独

    Single-player alternative to Sorry, James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Sorry, James.

    Love Sudoku, but tired of default one? Try this.

    2018StrategyIndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →