Single-player games like Red Bow
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Red Bow, 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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My Big Sister
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
My name is Luzia...and this story isn't about me, it’s about my sister. Do you still wish to hear it?
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Just Ignore Them
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
One night can feel like a lifetime of pain, suffering and horror to a child...do you have what it takes to survive the night? Play as an 8 year old child who is tormented by monsters in his house. Your choices make his future which lives can be saved or ended.
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Tales of the Black Forest
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.
- 4

Coffin of Ashes
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
Delilah is an ordinary school girl who accidentally discovers an old mansion on a rainy night. As her exploration in the mansion continues, she finds many mysterious phenomena that can't be explained. In this mansion covered by ashes, what's the secret hidden deep underground?
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Fran Bow
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
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The Path
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
- 8

Year Walk
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
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My Dear Sister
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Red Bow.
My Dear Sister is a first-person story-driven mystery-horror game with puzzles and exploration experience. The game focuses on the secrets of Fellows Family and the story of twin sisters Alice and Astrid.
- 10

Undertale
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Red Bow.
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
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Mad Father
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
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Yume Nikki
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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The Crooked Man
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile... This is the first title in the series known as The Strange Man, developed by Uri Games. Experience the myriad horrors awaiting David as he moves into his new house.
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To the Moon
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
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Mini Thief
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Red Bow.
Can you escape with the loot? Play as the Master Thief and steal as much as you can. Burgle houses in order to obtain some sweet, sweet loot but, be careful, do not get caught!.
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Ashina: The Red Witch
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
Join Ash on the journey of an afterlife-time! Travel through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures, interesting characters, and memorable moments! Ash must find her way back home and save her sister from the powers that be.
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Narvas
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
Take control of Mace in this local co-op side scrolling platform shooter as you travel from assignment to assignment taking on enemy bots and dangerous bosses on different planets.
- 18

Ashina: The Red Witch: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
The story is about Ash. An ordinary girl who takes a journey through a mysterious spirit world filled with strange creatures. Ash must find her way back home...before something else finds her.
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Just Ignore Them: Brea's Story Tape 1
Single-player alternative to Red Bow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Bow.
On her way to cover the biggest story of her career, Brea Tena fumbles her way into a dark mysterious town called Ash Pines, the birthplace of the tragic events that took place in Just Ignore Them.