Single-player games like Marginalia
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Marginalia, 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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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Marginalia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marginalia.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Pieces of me
Single-player alternative to Marginalia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marginalia.
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
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The Land of Pain
Single-player alternative to Marginalia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marginalia.
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
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Rooten
Single-player alternative to Marginalia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marginalia.
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.
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Transient: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Marginalia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marginalia.
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to Marginalia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marginalia.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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Luto
Single-player alternative to Marginalia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marginalia.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
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No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
Single-player alternative to Marginalia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Marginalia.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.