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
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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Single-player alternative to The Daunting House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Daunting House.
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.