Single-player games like EVIL
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to EVIL, 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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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EVIL.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
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Darkwood
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with EVIL.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EVIL.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EVIL.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
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Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EVIL.
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
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The Evil Within
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EVIL.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
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The Void
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with EVIL.
Only brought to life by scarce sparks of Color, the bleak, grey Void is a peculiar place. The player gets to explore it, get to know the Sisters, Brothers, and other weird creatures inhabiting it, and learn the ways of Color, harvesting it and drawing sigils that change the world around them.
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EVIL.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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I live under your house.
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EVIL.
You are a monster under someone's house.
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My monstrous roommate. (étude)
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with EVIL.
There is a monster living in your apartment.
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Pyramid Curse
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EVIL.
Research materials about the explorers of the mysterious underground pyramid. An analog horror game about found footage tapes.
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MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EVIL.
You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.
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A THOUSAND MOUTHS TO SCREAM
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EVIL.
Psychological Body Horror visual novel in a space setting with different endings depending on your actions.
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Dingir OS
Single-player alternative to EVIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EVIL.
Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)