Single-player games like The Mirror Lied
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Mirror Lied, 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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A Bird Story
Single-player alternative to The Mirror Lied — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mirror Lied.
An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.
- 2

To the Moon
Single-player alternative to The Mirror Lied — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mirror Lied.
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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Tales of the Black Forest
Single-player alternative to The Mirror Lied — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mirror Lied.
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

Fausts Alptraum
Single-player alternative to The Mirror Lied — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mirror Lied.
Fausts Alptraum is an single player, puzzle game created by LabORat Studio, an indie game team from Taiwan. The story based on Goethe's Faust. Players will play as a troubled girl wandering around in a crayon-drawn world. Players will have to find the relevance between dreams and reality by collecting clues.
- 5

Yume Nikki
Single-player alternative to The Mirror Lied — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mirror Lied.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
- 6

At Home Alone II
Single-player alternative to The Mirror Lied — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mirror Lied.
A recreational healing Mini-plot game explored at home. Players will play and wander around the house from the perspective of a little girl. What will she do when she is alone? What strange stories will happen in the process? and in the process of exploration, you may find some strange secrets....
- 7

Impostor Factory
Single-player alternative to The Mirror Lied — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mirror Lied.
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
- 8

Cat in the Box
Single-player alternative to The Mirror Lied — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mirror Lied.
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
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Finding Paradise
Single-player alternative to The Mirror Lied — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mirror Lied.
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
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Just a To the Moon Series Beach Episode
Single-player alternative to The Mirror Lied — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mirror Lied.
The Beach Episode™ of To the Moon, Finding Paradise, and Impostor Factory. But something's off.