Single-player games like FEAR background
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to FEAR background, 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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5 nights at Timokha 4: School
Single-player alternative to FEAR background — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with FEAR background.
Continuation of the legendary saga about the naughty Timokha and his delicious pie!
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THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE
Single-player alternative to FEAR background — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with FEAR background.
THE ILLUSION NIGHTMARE Is a horror game made by professional crew In the art of horror. You will have the opportunity to experience one of the most powerful types of psychological horror Based on an environment designed in every detail to be a real hell that makes you terrified.
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Breath of Ghosts 2
Single-player alternative to FEAR background — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with FEAR background.
Breath of Ghosts is a first-person horror game made in realistic 3D graphics that immerses you in an atmosphere of horror and scares you in every way. The main goal is to survive and be saved.
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Unbearable
Single-player alternative to FEAR background — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with FEAR background.
A story inspired by old school survival horror. Play alone or together on split screen. Delve into dark environments; hide or run; fight melee or with guns; climb and solve puzzles to discover the story of Unbearable.
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Ghost
Single-player alternative to FEAR background — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with FEAR background.
Ghost is a first-person horror game made in realistic 3D graphics that immerses you in an atmosphere of horror and scares you in every way. The main goal is to survive and be saved.
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Haunting of the Evil Spirit - Horror Choose your own adventure Novel
Single-player alternative to FEAR background — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with FEAR background.
Cursed Choices and ConsequencesHorror Visual Novel Set in a haunted house, with multiple puzzles, paths, and endings.And great atmospheric music.Choices are forgiving and let you go back without replaying big chunks of the game.Reads like a book.Approximately 3 hours of content.
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Breath of Ghosts
Single-player alternative to FEAR background — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with FEAR background.
Breath of Ghosts is a first-person horror game made in realistic 3D graphics that immerses you in an atmosphere of horror and scares you in every way. The main goal is to survive and be saved.
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Phoenix Nightmare
Single-player alternative to FEAR background — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with FEAR background.
Step into inmersive horror experience in the desert of Arizona. Your car broke down after traveling miles. A few meters away is a suspicious abandoned gas station. Crazy kidnapper is on the loose! Search and find ways to escape and survive collecting stuff, shooting guns and solving puzzles