Single-player games like Strangeland
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Strangeland, 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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Decay: The Mare
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare…
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Sanitarium
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
Originally released in 1998 on PC, and awarded as the Adventure Game of the Year, The timeless horror point-and-click, Sanitarium, is returning to frighten the bravest adventure game fans.
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Lucid Dream Adventure
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
Lucid Dream is the story of little Lucy, who goes on an adventure into the world of dreams with the mission to save her mother.
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Amygdala
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.
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Fran Bow
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
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.
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DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
DISTRAINT is a 2D psychological horror adventure game for PC. In order to secure a partnership in a famous company, Price seizes the property of an elderly woman. In that very moment, he finds out the price of his humanity.
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EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
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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Primordia
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
Life has ceased. Man is but a myth. And now, even the machines have begun to fail. Lead Horatio Nullbuilt and his sarcastic sidekick Crispin on a journey through the crumbling world of Primordia, facing malfunctioning robots, ancient secrets, and an implacable, power-hungry foe.
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Alan Wake
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Strangeland.
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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Until I Have You
Single-player alternative to Strangeland — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
If you could save someone, how much of yourself would you be willing to sacrifice?Until I Have You aims to recount a thrilling story of regret, love, corruption, and things gone haywire, under the strong, vibrant neon lights of a metropolitan city that just doesn't give a damn.