Single-player games like Desdemona
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Desdemona, 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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Alchemists
Single-player alternative to Desdemona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desdemona.
Alchemists is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4 players. Your goal is to expel the evil spirit from cursed places by completing the 4 Element ritual. Destroy the monster alone or with your team using your tools.
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to Desdemona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desdemona.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Desdemona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desdemona.
"Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.
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Haunt Chaser
Single-player alternative to Desdemona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desdemona.
Haunt Chaser is a 4 Player Co-Op horror game, can be played as a Single-Player too. Chasers need to use all the hunting equipment in order to banish the evil and save the poor souls from torment while uncovering deeply disturbing secrets. Also, there is a 4v1 party game mode.
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Fear Therapy
Single-player alternative to Desdemona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with Desdemona.
Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.
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UNDERWARD
Single-player alternative to Desdemona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desdemona.
UNDERWARD is a 1-4 player co-op horror exploration game. Investigators must carry «TEST-SUBJECT» monsters from a deadly underground abandoned hospital ward.
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The Escape: Together
Single-player alternative to Desdemona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desdemona.
The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.
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Storebound
Single-player alternative to Desdemona — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Desdemona.
A 1-3 co-op puzzle horror game. Lost in an accursed megastore, work together to find the exit before its lurking horrors trap you forever.