Single-player games like Ghostist
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Ghostist, 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
- 1
Insomnia
Single-player alternative to Ghostist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
Experience one night as a man diagnosed with a strange and incurable form of insomnia. Your only goal is to sleep until dawn, but after the lines between your nightmares and your waking life are blurred… you might not want to sleep afterall.
- 2
Abnormality
Single-player alternative to Ghostist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostist.
Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
- 3
The Hauntings
Single-player alternative to Ghostist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Ghostist.
The Hauntings is a 1-4 player online co-op investigation and exorcism game. Using a wide range of paranormal investigation equipment your group must try and successfully discover the source of the haunting and proceed to remove the threat from the area!
- 4
Fading Light VR: Antiworld
Single-player alternative to Ghostist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
The post-war world of nuclear explosion has trapped you in a dark circulated antiworld. Armed only with a faint flashlight and antimatter collector, you have to generate enough energy and hold on till the first sight of the morning light. Hurry, but be careful, it's rumored that you are not alone...
- 5
Find My Dead Body
Single-player alternative to Ghostist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
you will face five terrifying nightmares as you strive to escape with your life from the demons hunting you. This survival game challenges you to confront your fears and overcome a series of harrowing challenges to reach the end.
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Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.
Single-player alternative to Ghostist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Ghostist.
I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.
- 7
Haunted Hotel: Phoenix Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Ghostist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Ghostist.
Uncover the truth behind the legendary fire that destroyed a university.
- 8
Incubus - A ghost-hunters tale
Single-player alternative to Ghostist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ghostist.
You are on your first solo ghost hunt, under the watchful instructions of Bear and Jen from the O.P.G paranormal team. Use real gadgets in a real location, a house investigated by the developers on the request of three different owners. It is a case worthy of a video game, so welcome to Incubus.
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Housekeeping to Room 501
Single-player alternative to Ghostist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Ghostist.
A work simulator set in an old hotel that is definitely not haunted. Clean the rooms and make sure our guests feel at home!
- 10
Journey Through The Nightmare Realm II
Single-player alternative to Ghostist — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ghostist.
Retro pixel-art bullet hell meets arcade action. Collect cards, spin slots, and blast through enemies in this nostalgic roguelite with local co-op