Single-player games like Malevolence
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Malevolence, 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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Stigmata
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
Stigmata is a classic survival horror experience where you must fight, explore, and manage your resources to survive. A man finds himself alone in a city where reality is beginning to unfold. Step into the confession booth and face the one who watches. Does judgement await you or something else?
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MEATHOOK
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
Survival horror FPS with a physics-driven weapon system. You are bound to a sinister conveyor mechanism. Reach for weapons and items, navigate labyrinthine tunnels, and blast your path to worthiness!
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Hollow Head: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
You wake up to a horrible smell, and whispering vents in your apartment. Something's wrong.
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Arrogation: Unlight of Day
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
Arrogation: Unlight of Day is a psychological horror game set in World War II. You will play as a lone reporter searching for his lost family in an abandoned village from 80s China. Beyond darkness, you will find nightmarish creatures and secrets from the long lost Imperial Japanese Army.
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Nightmare of Decay
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
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5 nights at Timokha 4: School
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
Continuation of the legendary saga about the naughty Timokha and his delicious pie!
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EBOLA VILLAGE
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.
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Return the Backrooms
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
Return the Backrooms is a Co-op horror game for 1-4 players where you can have a great time with your friends. Think, Explore, Wander, find the key items and try to escape. but be careful because something is lurking in the dark...
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Citadale: The Legends Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Citadale: The Legends Trilogy is a retro action-platformer filled to the brim with vampires, zombies and other creatures of the night. Hope you brought some holy water!
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The Masked Mage
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
The Masked Mage is a slow paced, peaceful metroidvania game focusing on exploration, atmosphere and a story about friendship, mystery and of course magic. There are no bosses to fight. Think of this as a sort of 2D walking simulator.
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Gravity Spin
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
Gravity Spin is a tough as nails 8 bit retro metroidvania (retroidvania) with a literal spin - on gravity. Spin the world on its head and be careful not to get too confused.
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Citadale - The Ancestral Strain
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
The gravest Citadale adventure yet breaks new ground... and buries you in it!
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BioMech
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Malevolence.
BioMech is a classic Metroid-like with carefully structured gameplay. No rogue elements, no random content, everything is handcrafted and deliberately designed. Backtracking is not a dirty word.
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Arcade Attack Anthology
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Arcade Attack Anthology is a 4-in-1 game collection with online leaderboards.
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Pixel Pileup Party
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A green on green 4-in-1 game collection styled after the most popular 90's handheld ever!
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Two Bit Hero
Single-player alternative to Malevolence — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A classic retro metroidvania - retroidvania if you will - with (mostly) black and white graphics. Handcrafted, fast-paced action with multiple endings.