Single-player games like SIMULACRA
Below are 8 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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Stories Untold
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SIMULACRA.
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
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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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Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SIMULACRA.
Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.
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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SIMULACRA.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
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Pathologic 3
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SIMULACRA.
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.
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Her Story
Single-player alternative to SIMULACRA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SIMULACRA.
A woman is interviewed seven times by the police. Search the video database and explore hundreds of authentic clips to discover her story in this groundbreaking and award winning narrative game.