Single-player games like Strange Telephone
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Strange Telephone, 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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Awareness Rooms
Single-player alternative to Strange Telephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Telephone.
You find yourself in a room you know nothing of. As you examine the objects around you, your awareness rises and the room slowly comes into focus. Can you find your way out?
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Yume Nikki
Single-player alternative to Strange Telephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Telephone.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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OneShot
Single-player alternative to Strange Telephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Telephone.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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Lucid Dream Adventure
Single-player alternative to Strange Telephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Telephone.
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
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Happy Game
Single-player alternative to Strange Telephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Telephone.
A little boy falls asleep to a horrible nightmare. Can you make him happy again?
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The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Single-player alternative to Strange Telephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Telephone.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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Strangeland
Single-player alternative to Strange Telephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strange Telephone.
You wake in a surreal carnival, where a woman cries out to you before leaping to her death. Can either of you be saved? The denizens and devices of Strangeland answer with riddles, puzzles, and warnings of a Dark Thing lurking at the park’s peak. A new adventure from the creators of Primordia.
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Leila
Single-player alternative to Strange Telephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Telephone.
Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to Strange Telephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Telephone.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
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Dreaming Sarah
Single-player alternative to Strange Telephone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange Telephone.
Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up!