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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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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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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Darkness Within 1: In Pursuit of Loath Nolder
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
Explore disturbing corners of the human psyche. Delve into a dimension of nightmares, the occult and a tense psychological world created in classic Lovecraftian style. As police detective Howard E. Loreid, you are tasked to solve the murder of Clark Field, a wealthy man involved in the occult.
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Transient: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
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The Room Two
Single-player alternative to The Whisperer — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Whisperer.
Unique events transport you to the halls of a long-forgotten crypt. The only means of escape lies locked within a stone pedestal, along with a note from your mysterious ally. His words promise assistance, but only serve to entice you into a compelling world of mystery and exploration.
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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.