Single-player games like Mists of Aiden
Below are 21 single-player Steam games similar to Mists of Aiden, 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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Palmyra Orphanage
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mists of Aiden.
Paranormal first-person horror, which takes place in an abandoned orphanage. Walk through the corridors of your childhood, but do remember that you're not only one here.
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Silver Chains
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mists of Aiden.
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
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Infliction
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mists of Aiden.
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
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The Story of Henry Bishop
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
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Gray Dawn
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mists of Aiden.
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
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File Destined
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
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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The Inn-Sanity
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mists of Aiden.
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
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Thief: The Dark Project Remastered
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mists of Aiden.
The shadows are your ally. Return to the city as Garrett, master thief, in this remastered classic by Nightdive Studios. Pickpocket, prowl, and outsmart in a world where trust is a luxury and every stolen secret comes at a price.
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Visage
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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Detroit: Become Human
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mists of Aiden.
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
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The Shore
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
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Paranormal
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
Experience the horrors of a haunting that's never the same twice. Paranormal is a 3D fully dynamic haunting experience. The player takes the role of Mattel Clarke, an artist who has a haunted house. Mattel decides to film the hauntings with his camera, which is the viewpoint of the game.
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INQUIR P.T.
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
A post-apocalyptic story-based action adventure game. Fully customizable weapons and a high mobility character. Zombie horde mode and full of action, blood, brutality.
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Crimson Snow (2023)
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
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Irony Of Nightmare
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mists of Aiden.
In the Irony of Nightmare things aren't always as they seem. Those who decide to solve all puzzles of the game, not only will unravel true secret of house, but also will open completely different ending of the story.
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Mother Simulator
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mists of Aiden.
It’s a humorous project about a young parent's difficult weekdays. If you feel worried, irritated, you don’t understand what’s going on and what you must do next, so don’t worry. We want to give you exactly these feelings in our game.
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Prognostic
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mists of Aiden.
An orphan returns to the house of the deceased fortune-teller to uncover the secret of his family's death. He must accept his legacy and become a prognostic before supernatural madness engulfs people of his town.
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Give Me Your Coins
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
Give Me Your Coins is a fast-paced platformer built on precision and momentum. Try to get out of the magic chest, go through the several dozen levels created inside his wooden body.
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SpellFront
Single-player alternative to Mists of Aiden — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mists of Aiden.
SpellFront is a single-player first person shooter that takes place in the world of a medieval fantasy, experiencing the attack of the aliens. The player assumes role of an ancient sorcerer who must find a way to defeat invaders with only her might and her magic.