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Single-player games like What The Maze

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to What The Maze, 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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    Backrooms: Hide Together — Steam game cover

    Backrooms: Hide Together

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

    A visually realistic 1-7 player co-op survival horror game. Explore 5 levels filled with confined environments, puzzles, and entities with new levels and content added regularly. Beware of terrifying moments and ruthless monsters. Do whatever it takes to escape, even if it means hiding.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Way To Be Dead — Steam game cover

    A Way To Be Dead

    Single-player alternative to What The Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What The Maze.

    A Way to be Dead is an asymmetrical multiplayer (up to 5 players) horror game. Players can take on the role of killer, the victims, or even the undeads. Escape | Kill | Eat...

    2021IndieAdventureEarly Access6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Haze Together — Steam game cover

    Haze Together

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

    HAZE TOGETHER is a 1-4 player psychological survival horror game set in claustrophobic mines. Team up with friends, explore dangerous industrial facilities, and escape the darkness trying to consume you. Remember: the haze thickens every second, and you are not alone.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Backrooms: No Level — Steam game cover

    Backrooms: No Level

    Single-player alternative to What The Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What The Maze.

    Backrooms: No Level is a cooperative horror game for 1–4 players. You think you can complete anything, but what if you can't? What if nothing is real and you can't complete anything, even with friends, it will be extremely difficult to complete this game!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation0.79 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Hope: Backrooms — Steam game cover

    Lost Hope: Backrooms

    Single-player alternative to What The Maze — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with What The Maze.

    Explore 20+ handcrafted levels filled with puzzles, secrets, and hidden lore. Collect, trade, and upgrade your tools as you uncover the story behind a realistic world full of danger and discovery.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Decay Breath VR — Steam game cover

    Decay Breath VR

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

    In Decay Breath VR you'll experience detailed gun assembly and operation, the exhilaration of using weapons to dismember zombies, and creative combat styles that utilize props to fight zombies. Immersive physical and environmental interactions as well as the ability to team up and play online.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Afterlight — Steam game cover

    Afterlight

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

    Afterlight is an open-world sandbox survival horror game combining base-building, crafting, and tower defense. Hunt for supplies by day. Build your defenses and outlast the horde when night falls, solo or co-op. The virus was planned. You're the loose end.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Escape Z — Steam game cover

    Escape Z

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

    Survive the apocalypse with friends in Escape Z. Fight and plan tactics to face hordes of zombies. Choose your character, map and prepare. Survival is your only option.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →