Single-player games like The House in the Forest
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The House in the Forest, 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 Elision Effect
Single-player alternative to The House in the Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The House in the Forest.
The Elision Effect is a short surreal puzzle game. The last person finds themselves in an empty office. The place seems off, like it shouldn’t exist. Not knowing what made everyone abandon these liminal spaces, they look for an exit.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to The House in the Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The House in the Forest.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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[Chilla's Art] The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件
Single-player alternative to The House in the Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The House in the Forest.
The Convenience Store | 夜勤事件 is a J-horror game about a college girl on a night shift.
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Evie
Single-player alternative to The House in the Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The House in the Forest.
A girl crashed into a dark forest not knowing where to go, curiosity drives her to open a Pandora’s box that was never meant to be opened.
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Route8
Single-player alternative to The House in the Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The House in the Forest.
"You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."
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The Exit 8
Single-player alternative to The House in the Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The House in the Forest.
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
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EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
Single-player alternative to The House in the Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The House in the Forest.
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to The House in the Forest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The House in the Forest.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.