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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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    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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    A-Tech Cybernetic VR — Steam game cover

    A-Tech Cybernetic VR

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

    Built exclusively for VR, A-Tech Cybernetic's Story Mode will offer hours of explosive fun, while Swarm Mode will test your grit in a sci-fi nightmare scenario. Stop the mutant invasion at a futuristic megacorp, controlling an arsenal of weapons with real life movements!

    2020ActionIndie14.99 USDSingle-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 →
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    EBOLA VILLAGE — Steam game cover

    EBOLA VILLAGE

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

    EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arizona Sunshine® — Steam game cover

    Arizona Sunshine®

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

    Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ZOMBI — Steam game cover

    ZOMBI

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

    London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →