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Single-player games like Trauma

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Trauma, 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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    First Response — Steam game cover

    First Response

    Single-player alternative to Trauma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trauma.

    Welcome to your new job at the Extreme Containment Security Company! You've been selected by Malcolm Monaghan himself as the first subject in their brand new learning initiative! Upon your arrival, K.A.R.A. will guide you through the concepts of Cybersecurity and the important work you'll be doing!

    2021IndieAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Beginner's Guide — Steam game cover

    The Beginner's Guide

    Single-player alternative to Trauma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trauma.

    The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.

    2015IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tengami — Steam game cover

    Tengami

    Single-player alternative to Trauma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trauma.

    Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book. Fold and slide the beautifully crafted paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets.

    2015IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lume — Steam game cover

    Lume

    Single-player alternative to Trauma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trauma.

    With a set built entirely out of paper and cardboard, and sumptuously filmed, Lume is a game with a style unlike any other.

    2011IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silence — Steam game cover

    Silence

    Single-player alternative to Trauma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trauma.

    Can you save Silence, the grim, but also serene world between life and death? Can you help Noah find his little sister Renie in this suffering world? Can you bring her home? Explore Silence and join the siblings on their adventurous journey.

    2016IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Star Named EOS — Steam game cover

    The Star Named EOS

    Single-player alternative to Trauma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trauma.

    The Star Named EOS is a story-rich puzzle adventure built around photography. Recreate compositions of past photos to uncover the truth of a family mystery. Experience a harmonious mixture of beautiful hand-drawn art and engaging puzzles on a journey of reminiscence.

    2024IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    1953 - KGB Unleashed — Steam game cover

    1953 - KGB Unleashed

    Single-player alternative to Trauma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trauma.

    Developed by Phantomery Interactive, 1953 – KGB Unleashed is a tense and atmospheric First Person Adventure set deep within the bowels of a Soviet bunker during the Cold War. Players must uncover the dark and horrifc secrets buried within, fighting their own paranoia along the way as well as the possibility of all-too-real terrors within...

    2013IndieAdventureCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Thirty Flights of Loving — Steam game cover

    Thirty Flights of Loving

    Single-player alternative to Trauma — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Trauma.

    This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.

    2012IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →