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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Lucid Falls
Single-player alternative to Childhood Fears — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Childhood Fears.
Manipulate gravity, space and time, and survive terrifying nightmares in a deeply atmospheric lucid dream. Facing terrifying creatures, and solving challenges that bend reality, every moment reveals more of the dark truth behind Lucid Falls.
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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.