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Single-player games like The Fear Island

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Fear Island, 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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    Mantra — Steam game cover

    Mantra

    Single-player alternative to The Fear Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fear Island.

    Mantra is a multiplayer (1-4 player) and single-player psychological-horror game with high tension. Do whatever it takes to save your soul that has been possessed by an demonic spirit. If you don't, demon will imprison you in hell for eternity.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure2.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Desdemona — Steam game cover

    Desdemona

    Single-player alternative to The Fear Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fear Island.

    Gather your courage and face the ghost danger.Clean the curses and hunt the ghost!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alchemists — Steam game cover

    Alchemists

    Single-player alternative to The Fear Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fear Island.

    Alchemists is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 4 players. Your goal is to expel the evil spirit from cursed places by completing the 4 Element ritual. Destroy the monster alone or with your team using your tools.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pacify — Steam game cover

    Pacify

    Single-player alternative to The Fear Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Fear Island.

    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.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unpossess: Exorcism Simulator — Steam game cover

    Unpossess: Exorcism Simulator

    Single-player alternative to The Fear Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fear Island.

    Unpossess is a 1-4 co-op exorcism simulator game set in the early 1900s. Players take on the role of exorcists responsible for addressing cases of human possession.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure11.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Holy Purge : Exorcist — Steam game cover

    Holy Purge : Exorcist

    Single-player alternative to The Fear Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Fear Island.

    Holy Purge is a co-op horror game where players play as priests who exorcise demons in various scenarios.

    2022ActionIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    iBLiS — Steam game cover

    iBLiS

    Single-player alternative to The Fear Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fear Island.

    Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadly Broadcast — Steam game cover

    Deadly Broadcast

    Single-player alternative to The Fear Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fear Island.

    Deadly Broadcast is a co-op horror and survival game that can be played with 1-4 players. As a Famous Streamer, you have to stay alive, but at the same time you should stream the paranormal events in the cursed places to gather more donations and more viewers. Don’t die! Don’t cut the Broadcast!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →