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Single-player games like The Daunting House

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Daunting House, 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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    Kill Step — Steam game cover

    Kill Step

    Single-player alternative to The Daunting House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Daunting House.

    An action-horror first person shooter. Explore a research facility gone dark, uncover the mystery of what happened and use your limited resources in a fight for survival.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ralkoz — Steam game cover

    Ralkoz

    Single-player alternative to The Daunting House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Daunting House.

    Ralkoz is a single-player first-person action-horror game where you follow the trail of a missing research team. Track a mysterious radio signal, fight nightmares, and uncover the truth behind ancient ruins before reality falls apart. Survival is not enough. You must find the truth.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silver Valley Screams — Steam game cover

    Silver Valley Screams

    Single-player alternative to The Daunting House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Daunting House.

    Silver Valley may be full of dark corners, but your stomach won't fill itself. The year is 1975, and your father's disappearance is just the latest in a long string. Arm yourself if you plan to venture forth, find your father, and uncover the truth.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Remorse: The List — Steam game cover

    Remorse: The List

    Single-player alternative to The Daunting House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Daunting House.

    Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crysis® 3 — Steam game cover

    Crysis® 3

    Single-player alternative to The Daunting House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Daunting House.

    The fate of the world is in your hands. New and old enemies threaten the peace you worked so hard to achieve 24 years ago. Your search for the Alpha Ceph continues, but this time you'll also need to expose the truth behind the C.E.L.L. corporation.

    2020ActionStrategyAdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Street Lords — Steam game cover

    Street Lords

    Single-player alternative to The Daunting House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Daunting House.

    Procedurally-generated gang warfare meets turn-based strategy and FPS action to deliver an immersive, brutal, endlessly-replayable strategic-shooter - generate your city, customise your gangs, and fight in first person on bloody urban battlefields.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightmare of Decay — Steam game cover

    Nightmare of Decay

    Single-player alternative to The Daunting House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Daunting House.

    A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sneak Thief — Steam game cover

    Sneak Thief

    Single-player alternative to The Daunting House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Daunting House.

    Sneak Thief is a first person, shooter, strategy, stealth and puzzle game that lets you choose how you want to play. Use your wits and expertise to setup and perform heists whether that be by using brute force to smash your way through or by getting away without making a sound.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →