Single-player games like Heartworm
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Heartworm, 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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Crow Country
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heartworm.
The year is 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, Crow Country. But your arrival has broken the silence, Mara Forest. If you want answers, you’ll have to venture deep into the darkness of Crow Country to find them…
- 2
Hollowbody
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heartworm.
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
- 3
Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heartworm.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
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Fear the Spotlight
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heartworm.
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
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Sorry We're Closed
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Heartworm.
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heartworm.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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The Chant
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heartworm.
A single-player, third person horror action-adventure game set on a remote spiritual island retreat. To survive you must craft, fight, and escape the psychedelic horrors set loose when a spiritual ritual goes wrong and awakens a dimension of cosmic terror.
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Pathologic 3
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Heartworm.
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heartworm.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Heartworm.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Single-player alternative to Heartworm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Heartworm.
Experience the Fear: Set in the terrifying world of Resident Evil.