Single-player games like Cold House
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Cold House, 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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Pacify
Single-player alternative to Cold House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold House.
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
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Dread Flats
Single-player alternative to Cold House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cold House.
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
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S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
Single-player alternative to Cold House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold House.
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
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Poppy Playtime
Single-player alternative to Cold House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold House.
You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.
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PARANOIA PLACE
Single-player alternative to Cold House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold House.
PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.
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The Land of Pain
Single-player alternative to Cold House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cold House.
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
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Horror Story: Hallowseed
Single-player alternative to Cold House — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Horror Story: Hallowseed is a story-driven psychological horror game. An obscure event causes two of your friends to disappear while you were camping in the woods. Left alone and stranded in an unknown place, you need to seek the answers about what happened, face the horror and find your friends.
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IMSCARED
Single-player alternative to Cold House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold House.
"I need a Heart in order to open it"
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Department 14
Single-player alternative to Cold House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold House.
You're a regular employee of department 14. One day, after falling asleep at your desk, you wake up and notice that all the other workers have left early and you are alone in the department.