Single-player games like Cursed Letters
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cursed Letters, 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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Oneirophobia
Single-player alternative to Cursed Letters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cursed Letters.
Oneirophobia is a survival horror game with elements of psychological horror, thriller and drama. Experience the role of a person suffering from a fear of dreams. Run, hide, and be quiet. Help the main character overcome his fear by going through all the nightmares of our subconscious.
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Claustrophobia
Single-player alternative to Cursed Letters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cursed Letters.
Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?
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HORROR TALES: The Wine
Single-player alternative to Cursed Letters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cursed Letters.
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
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Dead Format
Single-player alternative to Cursed Letters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cursed Letters.
Dead Format is a survival horror game set in iconic film eras. It's 1990s Scotland, and your brother has gone missing after becoming obsessed with a mysterious new VHS format. Follow his trail through the tapes and uncover why the government wants to ban "Video Ghastlies".
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to Cursed Letters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cursed Letters.
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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Pine Harbor
Single-player alternative to Cursed Letters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cursed Letters.
Pine Harbor was a small fishing town on the shores of the North Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by cliffs and dense pine forests, shrouded in thick fog. But everything changed as a result of a technological disaster. Explore the town, help its residents, and delve into the depths of the dark forests.
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Red Valley
Single-player alternative to Cursed Letters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cursed Letters.
"Red Valley" is a silent hill-inspired short game with 80s trash horror elements.
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The Light Keeps Us Safe
Single-player alternative to Cursed Letters — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cursed Letters.
THE LIGHT KEEPS US SAFE is a procedurally-generated apocalypse in which only The Light can save us. Use stealth and evasion to avoid terrifying machines that patrol the desolate world, and employ the powers of Light to unpick their deadly traps.