Single-player games like SIMULACRA
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to SIMULACRA, 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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SIMULACRA 2
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA.
A dead influencer. An obsessed detective. Three suspects. Piece the truth together by going through the victim’s phone messages, videos, and social media in the follow up to the critically acclaimed SIMULACRA.
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SIMULACRA 3
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with SIMULACRA.
The town of Stonecreek is haunted. People keep disappearing into thin air, leaving nothing but an eerie symbol behind. With the townsfolk gripped with fear, use a missing victim's phone to unlock the truth in the third entry of the acclaimed horror series, SIMULACRA.
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Unknown Number: A First Person Talker
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SIMULACRA.
An innovative voice-controlled adventure game, played through a series of interactive 'phone calls'. Join the heist and save the world... using nothing but your voice. Will you answer the call? *WARNING: THIS GAME CONTAINS FLASHING LIGHTS*
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The Operator
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SIMULACRA.
Welcome to the FDI. As our newest Operator, your role is to use your detective skills to assist our field agents and investigate mysterious crimes. Use cutting-edge FDI software to dig for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the truth.
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The Joker's Game
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with SIMULACRA.
"The Joker's Game" is an FMV crime battle royale. Jack, drowning in debt, joins a lethal game. Critical choices, even small ones, shape outcomes. Outwit rivals, uncover truths, or perish? Every move decides survival... or the deadly prize.
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规则怪谈：盛崖小区
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SIMULACRA.
这是一款怪谈类剧情游戏。在宏大的原创世界观下你需要一步步探索盛崖小区的“全貌”，你能做到仅仅是依靠“规则”在这里觅得一线生机。你可以假装无事发生，安然度日；也可以想尽办法，逃出生天；或许你也可以直面它，成为它的一部分……但无论如何，请你记住，保持理智，遵守规则。
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Night Book
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with SIMULACRA.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
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Erica
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SIMULACRA.
Erica is a live-action, FMV thriller that puts you directly at the heart of the mystery. Your choices, your consequences.
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Foo Is Missing
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This is a 2D action game set in a cyberpunk world. Use the "rollback" ability, which allows you to teleport to a previous position, to solve stages packed with various challenges.