Single-player games like Katharsis
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Katharsis, 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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Reigns
Single-player alternative to Katharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Sit on the throne as a benevolent (or malevolent) medieval monarch of the modern age and swipe your royal controller either left or right to impose your will upon the kingdom.
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Beat Cop
Single-player alternative to Katharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.
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H-Rescue
Single-player alternative to Katharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
You want the girls ? You want to become a Hero ? You have to rescue em all ! H-Rescue is a game that combines match-2, simple puzzle and beauties. How the story goes is base on your choices, and the fate of the girls will be in your hands. Beware the bad choices. But first, CAN YOU RESCUE EM ALL ?
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Slime Rancher
Single-player alternative to Katharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
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Emily is Away Too
Single-player alternative to Katharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.
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Graveyard Keeper
Single-player alternative to Katharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Build and manage a medieval graveyard while facing ethical dilemmas and making questionable decisions. Welcome to Graveyard Keeper, the most inaccurate medieval cemetery sim of the year.
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Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
Single-player alternative to Katharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
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Plebby Quest: The Crusades
Single-player alternative to Katharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
Survive ambitious rulers dreaming of an empire, outsmart treacherous neighbors longing to burn your spoils, and navigate the religion’s predictably unreasonable demands; you need ask only one question as you build your legacy – “Will you burn them, or be burnt?”
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The Stanley Parable
Single-player alternative to Katharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
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The Beginner's Guide
Single-player alternative to Katharsis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Katharsis.
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.