Single-player games like The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, 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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Infinitum: The Backrooms Story
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
INFINITUM is a horror open-world survival co-op story game for up to 4 players. Explore endless procedurally generated levels and uncover multiple endings, with every playthrough offering a unique experience.
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.
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Nowhere
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
Nowhere is a Nordic inspired Narrative Mystery/Horror game. Telling the tale of what happened to the Norse Gods after Ragnarok when their worship ended. Nowhere features a unique blend of realistic detective gameplay and survival horror in Nordic aesthetics.
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MetaPhysical
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
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Paranormal Cleanup
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!
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Witch Hunters
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
A locked-room investigation steeped in occultism. Play as a witch hunter sent to investigate a disturbing disappearance. Search the scene, question suspects, gather clues, and uncover the truth with a freedom inspired by tabletop role-playing games.
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Something's Out There
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
Something's Out There is a micro-horror creature hunting game, featuring multiple unique creatures across multiple maps. Hunters work together using the tools provided at base or found around the map to track down, hunt, and ultimately kill the creature of which only stories claim exist.
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Malum
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
Malum is the premier C-list horror game. Run from a motely collection of bizarre demons then summon in some guns to turn the tables on them. Best enjoyed with friends.
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Heavy Rain
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
The Dark Pictures Anthology is a series of stand-alone, branching cinematic horror games that can also be played online with a friend. In Man of Medan, five friends set sail on a holiday diving trip that soon changes into something much more sinister.
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Detroit: Become Human
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
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 Walking Dead
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
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Fahrenheit: Indigo Prophecy Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
Fahrenheit (known as Indigo Prophecy in North America) was a breakthrough in interactive narrative. This newly remastered edition features updated textures in HD, expanded controller support, and is based on the uncut and uncensored international version of the game.
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Beyond: Two Souls
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
A unique psychological action thriller delivered by A-list Hollywood performances by Elliot Page and Willem Dafoe, Beyond: Two Souls takes you on a thrilling journey across the globe as you play out the remarkable life of Jodie Holmes.
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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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The Casting of Frank Stone™
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
The shadow of Frank Stone looms over Cedar Hills, a town forever altered by his violent past. As a group of young friends are about to discover, Stone’s blood-soaked legacy cuts deep, leaving scars across families, generations, and the very fabric of reality itself.
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The Quarry
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
When the sun goes down on the last night of summer camp, nine teenage counselors are plunged into an unpredictable night of horror. The only thing worse than the blood-drenched locals and creatures hunting them are the unimaginable choices you must make to help them survive.
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Little Nightmares III
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
Little Nightmares III is an atmospheric adventure game in which you follow the journey of Low and Alone, two best friends in search of a way out of the Nowhere. In 2 players online cooperation or solo with an A.I., work together to solve puzzles and survive in this nightmarish world.
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
A group of documentary film makers receive a mysterious call inviting them to a modern-day replica of serial killer H.H. Holmes ‘Murder Castle’. But on arrival they soon discover they’re being watched, and even manipulated, and suddenly there is much more at stake than just their ratings…
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Directive 8020
Single-player alternative to The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes.
Earth is dying and humanity is running out of time. 12 light years from home, Tau Ceti f offers a small sliver of hope. When the colony ship Cassiopeia crash lands on the planet, its crew soon realize they are far from being alone. In space, death takes many forms.