Single-player games like Childhood Fears
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Childhood Fears, 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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HOW
Single-player alternative to Childhood Fears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Childhood Fears.
A psychological horror game where you play as a prisoner exploring the depths of a large and horrific medical facility. You must survive the many creatures and abominations inside and find all the secrets hidden within the strange new labyrinth.
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Don't Leave
Single-player alternative to Childhood Fears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Childhood Fears.
Welcome to a mysterious adventure where justice and the supernatural intertwine! Judge Harlan, in his old country cottage, faces a mysterious presence after his mother's sudden departure. Explore justice's limits in this extraordinary tale!
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Kohate
Single-player alternative to Childhood Fears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Childhood Fears.
Arrested and sold at auction, you have been transported to a secret testing facility in deep space. Perform the required tasks while avoiding the abomination lurking within the complex.
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VAGUE
Single-player alternative to Childhood Fears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Childhood Fears.
VAGUE is a first person psychological horror inspired by early 2000s classic horror titles. Experience the unsettling atmosphere as you follow Raymond K. Fisher in his search for his missing family.
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The Horror Story: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Childhood Fears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Childhood Fears.
Welcome to The Horror Story: Rebirth, a remake version from the original Horror Story powered by Unreal Engine 5. Like all horror games, it contains jumpscares, flashing lights, and loud noises.
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Satan Moans
Single-player alternative to Childhood Fears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Childhood Fears.
Are you ready for an adrenaline-fueled adventure with "Satan Moans"? In this horror-packed game, you'll explore the supernatural events surrounding a teenager returning home in the dead of night. Are you ready to dive into a suspenseful universe?
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Syndrome
Single-player alternative to Childhood Fears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Childhood Fears.
Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.
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Five Nights at Freddy's 4
Single-player alternative to Childhood Fears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Childhood Fears.
In this last chapter of the Five Nights at Freddy's original story, you must once again defend yourself against Freddy Fazbear, Chica, Bonnie, Foxy, and even worse things that lurk in the shadows.