Single-player games like Damned Hand
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Damned Hand, 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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Operation Paranoia
Single-player alternative to Damned Hand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Damned Hand.
Operation Paranoia is a psychological survival horror in which you browse the dark corners of the deep web, uncover conspiracy theories, and hide from relentless killers. Manage your food and medicine supplies, run your vlog channel, and survive another day.
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Wretch
Single-player alternative to Damned Hand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Damned Hand.
Find the violent stalker hiding inside an abandoned school. Piece together broken lore and solve a long lost mystery. What happened here and who's to blame?
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It's Always Happy at Chubby's
Single-player alternative to Damned Hand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Damned Hand.
Welcome to the night shift at Chubby’s, a 24/7 burger joint in the 90s. It's in the middle of nowhere, so you'll be mostly entirely alone. Just keep the store clean and occasionally serve the drive-thru counter. But whatever you do... always follow the rules.
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iBLiS
Single-player alternative to Damned Hand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Damned Hand.
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
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SILENT BREATH
Single-player alternative to Damned Hand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Damned Hand.
Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to Damned Hand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Damned Hand.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
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Pikabuu: STOP!
Single-player alternative to Damned Hand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Damned Hand.
Beni, a loving husband to Nadia and father to Kaila, always ensured his family's needs were met with simple contentment. However, one day, an unwitting decision dragged his small family into a spiral that threatens everything.
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GET EVEN
Single-player alternative to Damned Hand — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Damned Hand.
Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.