Single-player games like Effigy : The Descent
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Effigy : The Descent, 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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Nightmares Mansion: Scary Dreams
Single-player alternative to Effigy : The Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Effigy : The Descent.
Explore a scary mansion in the first-person adventure horror game. Talk to kidnapped souls, collect grimoires, and discover the hidden secret inside the many doors. Your soul was stolen, and you found yourself in the underworld. Can you escape?
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Cheat Day
Single-player alternative to Effigy : The Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effigy : The Descent.
Your wife is captured by demons! You must find the passwords to the doors to release demons so they free your wife. Try to survive and crack the puzzles to find the passwords.
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No Haste
Single-player alternative to Effigy : The Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effigy : The Descent.
No Haste is a survival horror game. Sneak into a shopping mall to steal, be discreet and smart and don't get caught by the Rist creature!
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Ten Bells
Single-player alternative to Effigy : The Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effigy : The Descent.
You're trapped in an old English pub. Unravel a chilling tale by identifying anomalies while trying to escape. Confront the horror as you survive the endless loop of Ten Bells.
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I'm on Observation Duty 3
Single-player alternative to Effigy : The Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Effigy : The Descent.
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
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iBLiS
Single-player alternative to Effigy : The Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Effigy : The Descent.
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
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I'm on Observation Duty 5
Single-player alternative to Effigy : The Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Effigy : The Descent.
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
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Alone in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Effigy : The Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Effigy : The Descent.
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.