Single-player games like MADiSON
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to MADiSON, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like MADiSON page.
Ranked picks
- 1
Visage
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
- 2
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
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.
- 3
The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
- 4
Outlast
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
- 5
Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with MADiSON.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
- 6
Penumbra Overture
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
- 7
Don't Be Afraid
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
- 8
Blair Witch
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MADiSON.
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
- 9
Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with MADiSON.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
- 10
INQUIR P.T.
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
A post-apocalyptic story-based action adventure game. Fully customizable weapons and a high mobility character. Zombie horde mode and full of action, blood, brutality.
- 11
Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with MADiSON.
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
- 12
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
Lunacy: Saint Rhodes is a first-person psychological horror adventure game. Explore your dark family history, solve puzzles and experience a gut-wrenching feeling of terror. You are being watched; never alone, never safe.
- 13
Insomnis
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MADiSON.
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
- 14
Among Ashes
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
- 15
Amnesia: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MADiSON.
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
- 16
Amnesia: The Bunker
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
- 17
MADiSON VR
Single-player alternative to MADiSON — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MADiSON.
MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.