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Single-player games like DYING : 1983

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to DYING : 1983, 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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    Paresis® II — Steam game cover

    Paresis® II

    Single-player alternative to DYING : 1983 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DYING : 1983.

    Paresis® II throws you into a twisted supernatural nightmare. As FBI agent David, you must relive your past, solve sinister ritual-like puzzles, fight off grotesque morphs, and conquer brutal bosses. Survive…if you can.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Resident Evil 7 Biohazard — Steam game cover

    Resident Evil 7 Biohazard

    Single-player alternative to DYING : 1983 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DYING : 1983.

    Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.

    2017ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maid of Sker — Steam game cover

    Maid of Sker

    Single-player alternative to DYING : 1983 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DYING : 1983.

    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!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Uncanny Tales: The Watcher — Steam game cover

    Uncanny Tales: The Watcher

    Single-player alternative to DYING : 1983 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with DYING : 1983.

    2006. You become the new reserve caretaker. Patrol the territory in your rugged 4x4, check the phototraps, and monitor the area using surveillance cameras. But remember: you are not the only one watching.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Follia - Dear father — Steam game cover

    Follia - Dear father

    Single-player alternative to DYING : 1983 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DYING : 1983.

    Follia – Dear Father is a stealth survival horror that captures the genre’s essence in the halls and rooms of a university campus. Marcus goes in search of his parents, but instead finds himself struggling for his life against deadly horrors that creep around every corner.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Sinking City 2 — Steam game cover

    The Sinking City 2

    Single-player alternative to DYING : 1983 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DYING : 1983.

    Set in the Roaring '20s, The Sinking City 2 is a survival horror steeped in Lovecraftian dread. Defy an eldritch deity and explore the drowned alleys of Arkham, stalked by the dead, as you weigh one life against an entire city.

    2026ActionAdventure49.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Beast Inside — Steam game cover

    The Beast Inside

    Single-player alternative to DYING : 1983 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DYING : 1983.

    The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward — Steam game cover

    Project Nightmares Case 36: Henrietta Kedward

    Single-player alternative to DYING : 1983 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DYING : 1983.

    Project Nightmares is a survival horror game with a procedural structure, creating unique scares every time you play. A machine will induce you into a dream state, throwing you into a living nightmare firsthand in order to discover the story of Henrietta Kedward, an old woman with a dark past.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →