Single-player games like The Whispering Valley
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Whispering Valley, 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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The Whisperer
Single-player alternative to The Whispering Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whispering Valley.
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.
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Gospodar's Tales
Single-player alternative to The Whispering Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Whispering Valley.
A Romanian folk horror about a simple farmer, a wealthy neighbor, and a hunger for money that leads to an unforgivable sin.
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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to The Whispering Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whispering Valley.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
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Draugen
Single-player alternative to The Whispering Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whispering Valley.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
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Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Whispering Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whispering Valley.
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to The Whispering Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whispering Valley.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Clink
Single-player alternative to The Whispering Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whispering Valley.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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Don't Be Afraid 2
Single-player alternative to The Whispering Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whispering Valley.
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
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Scratches - Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to The Whispering Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Whispering Valley.
Dark Legends surround the old abandoned Blackwood house, secluded far away in the northern wastelands. For writer Michael Arthate, this cold, solitary atmosphere is fodder for his restless imagination. But Michael soon becomes distracted by the mysteries offered up, as he follows a trail exploring and delving into the secrets of the past.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to The Whispering Valley — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whispering Valley.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.