Single-player games like Noctem
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Noctem, 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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Delusion Out of Space
Single-player alternative to Noctem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Noctem.
Delusion Out of Space is a Lovecraftian sci-fi horror shooter where you find yourself trapped after audacious experiments conducted by an alien race. As you explore a spaceship, you make choices at critical moments, decisions that will determine your fate and the lives of those around you.
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They Are Here: Alien Abduction Horror
Single-player alternative to Noctem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Noctem.
A first-person alien horror that magnifies the intensity of 2000s psychological sci-fi thrillers. In this cinematic, story-driven experience, play as local journalist Taylor Fox, sent to investigate reports of terrifying events unfolding at a remote family farm.
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The Echo Paradox
Single-player alternative to Noctem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Noctem.
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Noctem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Noctem.
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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Never Again
Single-player alternative to Noctem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Noctem.
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Noctem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Noctem.
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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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to Noctem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Noctem.
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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The Whisperer
Single-player alternative to Noctem — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Noctem.
Investigate an abandoned trading post, explore its surroundings and solve the terrible mystery it holds. The Whisperer is a short story-driven point & click game set in Lower Canada at the beginning of the 19th century.