Single-player games like The Forgotten
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Forgotten, 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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The Long Night
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Forgotten.
Explore a haunted abandoned hotel, solve puzzles, hide from a relentless hunter, and use lights to survive. Every decision could be your last in this atmospheric first-person horror experience.
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The Entity
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Forgotten.
The Entity is a first person horror game based in your deceased grandmothers house. You wake up to strange noises you remember hearing when you were a child. You must go investigate!
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ThroughHelltoHeaven
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Forgotten.
Help Amy survive the Vile Demons in Hell in order to find the Portal and Ascend to Heaven.
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The Loop Below
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Forgotten.
Trapped in a looping, claustrophobic bunker, you must detect subtle anomalies before they consume you. Watch every shadow. Memorize every detail. No weapons. No escape. Just your scanner, your instincts — and the creeping dread that something is terribly wrong.
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Forgotten.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
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File Destined
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Forgotten.
Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.
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[Chilla's Art] Aka Manto | 赤マント
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Forgotten.
Aka Manto (赤マント Red Cloak), aka Red Cape or Red Mantle, is a Japanese urban legend about a masked spirit who wears a red cloak, and who appears to people using public or school restrooms.
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MADiSON
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Forgotten.
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
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Escape
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Forgotten.
You're on a camping trip with some friends. They go missing, you can hear something in the woods. What would you do? You must Escape by yourself with nothing other than your flashlight. You cannot bring your friends back but you can Escape.
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Unknown Presence
Single-player alternative to The Forgotten — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Forgotten.
Unknown Presence is a first-person adventure horror game where you will witness unexplainable phenomena, from floating orbs to unknown beings. You will explore many locations, from caves all the way up to snowy mountains and everything in between.