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Single-player games like SEPTEMBER 1999

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to SEPTEMBER 1999, 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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    [REC] Desolation — Steam game cover

    [REC] Desolation

    Single-player alternative to SEPTEMBER 1999 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SEPTEMBER 1999.

    [REC] Desolation takes you to an abandoned manor as journalist Ethan Carter. Your goal is to investigate its dark past and uncover the truth. But some secrets should remain hidden…

    2025Indie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure — Steam game cover

    Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure

    Single-player alternative to SEPTEMBER 1999 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SEPTEMBER 1999.

    NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.

    2019IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition — Steam game cover

    Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

    Single-player alternative to SEPTEMBER 1999 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SEPTEMBER 1999.

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SOMA — Steam game cover

    SOMA

    Single-player alternative to SEPTEMBER 1999 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SEPTEMBER 1999.

    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.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Still Wakes the Deep — Steam game cover

    Still Wakes the Deep

    Single-player alternative to SEPTEMBER 1999 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SEPTEMBER 1999.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Neverending Nightmares — Steam game cover

    Neverending Nightmares

    Single-player alternative to SEPTEMBER 1999 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SEPTEMBER 1999.

    Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Year Walk — Steam game cover

    Year Walk

    Single-player alternative to SEPTEMBER 1999 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SEPTEMBER 1999.

    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.

    2014IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bulb Boy — Steam game cover

    Bulb Boy

    Single-player alternative to SEPTEMBER 1999 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SEPTEMBER 1999.

    One gloomy night, Bulb Boy wakes suddenly from a frightening nightmare to discover that evil has overshadowed the Bulbhouse. His family has disappeared and there are horrid monsters lurking in the shadows. Gather the courage and use his glass head to save everything he loves.

    2015IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    OK/NORMAL — Steam game cover

    OK/NORMAL

    Single-player alternative to SEPTEMBER 1999 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SEPTEMBER 1999.

    OK/NORMAL is a short, experimental third-person horror experience, inspired by early 3D console games of the 90's. Journey through a dark, disjointed, dreamlike dimension with your cloud companion! Remember a good diet, take your medicine, and you should be fine!

    2018IndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →