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Single-player games like Dead Hospital

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Hospital, 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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    What The Maze — Steam game cover

    What The Maze

    Single-player alternative to Dead Hospital — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Hospital.

    "What The Maze" is a horror survival and puzzle game in one. You have to fight for survival as you search for the exit of the huge maze. Register for the experiment today!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    灭顶之灾—救赎 — Steam game cover

    灭顶之灾—救赎

    Single-player alternative to Dead Hospital — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Hospital.

    crowning calamityd is an online multiplayer shooter game with cooperative PVE and player-versus-player modes

    2021ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Backrooms Multiplayer — Steam game cover

    The Backrooms Multiplayer

    Single-player alternative to Dead Hospital — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Hospital.

    You and your friends have found a camera with a footage in it. For some reason you can't rewind the video, and as soon as you try winding it forward you all find yourself in the Backrooms. Together figure out whats in the footage and try to ESCAPE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Summon: Joint escape — Steam game cover

    Summon: Joint escape

    Single-player alternative to Dead Hospital — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Hospital.

    Summon: Joint Escape is a cooperative horror survival game for 1-4 players. Find a way to escape from a stalker in camouflage uniform who wants to give you a piece of paper with the inscription "Summon".

    2024ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Survival: Lost Way — Steam game cover

    Survival: Lost Way

    Single-player alternative to Dead Hospital — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Hospital.

    An open-world post-apocalyptic survival sandbox. Scavenge, craft, build, and survive solo or in co-op.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PURGE - Three vs Blood — Steam game cover

    PURGE - Three vs Blood

    Single-player alternative to Dead Hospital — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Hospital.

    PURGE - THREE VS BLOOD presents an exciting arena-style zombie apocalypse. Battle ravenous zombie waves with up to 3 players, unlock ranks, maps, unique characters, and a variety of weapons and traps.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Backrooms: Hide Together — Steam game cover

    Backrooms: Hide Together

    Single-player alternative to Dead Hospital — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Hospital.

    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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    MISERY — Steam game cover

    MISERY

    Single-player alternative to Dead Hospital — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Hospital.

    MISERY is a 1–5 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Game Developer Simulator — Steam game cover

    Game Developer Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Dead Hospital — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Hospital.

    In the Simulator of a game developer, you will be able to understand all the subtleties of this profession, understand how the game industry works and all the difficulties of a single developer.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Rite of Death — Steam game cover

    The Last Rite of Death

    Single-player alternative to Dead Hospital — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Hospital.

    You will have to get used to the role of the main character James, with whom you will learn the terrible story of his Walker family, solve riddles, get to the truth and find out what really happened in this cursed house.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →