Single-player games like Deadly Shaft
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Deadly Shaft, 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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KAREN SEES
Single-player alternative to Deadly Shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadly Shaft.
KAREN SEES is a stealthy horror game where you must use weapons, vehicles and traps to survive the monstrous KAREN breaking into your mall at night!
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KAGIDOKO : A Deep Learning Horror Game
Single-player alternative to Deadly Shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Shaft.
KAGIDOKO is an experimental horror game where every jumpscare has a reason. Collect all keys, open all doors, and get out of that house... While being stalked by a pre-trained Deep Learning Gameplay AI.
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Bad Santa
Single-player alternative to Deadly Shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadly Shaft.
Solve puzzles and collect presents all while avoiding the big bad santa. Also watch out for whatever lurks in the basement.
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to Deadly Shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadly Shaft.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
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EVOTINCTION
Single-player alternative to Deadly Shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadly Shaft.
In 'Evotinction', a third-person hacking and stealth game, you are Dr. Liu, the only one who can stop rogue AIs in a futuristic research facility. Use a variety of hacking skills to overcome robotic threats and uncover the secrets that hold the key to humanity's survival or its potential extinction.
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Tales Beyond The Tomb - Route 86
Single-player alternative to Deadly Shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Shaft.
A psychological horror anthology inspired by real-life cases. In Route 86, a group of friends ends up in a remote nightmare. Explore, hide, and survive in this first-person experience with multiple playable characters and rising tension.
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Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
Single-player alternative to Deadly Shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Shaft.
In Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach, play as Gregory, a young boy who’s been trapped overnight inside of Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. With the help of Freddy himself, Gregory must uncover the secrets of the Pizzaplex, learn the truth, and survive until dawn.
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Unknown Tapes
Single-player alternative to Deadly Shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Shaft.
You are the prey. Unknown Tapes is a horror video game that employs the found footage technique to narrate a story focused on survival in a modern setting overrun by dinosaurs. It aims for realism and draws inspiration from Dino Crisis and Outlast.