Single-player games like The Whisperer
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Whisperer, 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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The Whispering Valley
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
Explore a remote village and solve complex puzzles in The Whispering Valley, a folk horror point & click game. Delve into guilt and depression to investigate the village's deepest secret.
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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
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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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
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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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Slender Threads
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.
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Draugen
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
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Gray Dawn
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.