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Single-player games like Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness, 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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    Still Here — Steam game cover

    Still Here

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    Investigate a disturbing murder case in a world shaped by guilt, trauma and fractured memories. Explore unsettling locations, solve puzzles and uncover a truth your mind desperately tried to bury.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Stop - No Vacancy — Steam game cover

    Dead Stop - No Vacancy

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    One night at the Paradise Motel. One reporter who took a wrong turn. One thing certain: nobody checks out clean. A short retro horror inspired by 80s slasher films.

    2026AdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    What Happened to Lily? — Steam game cover

    What Happened to Lily?

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Football Game — Steam game cover

    Football Game

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    You are Tommy, a local high school football hero in the town of East Bend. It’s game night for the Purchase County Turbines and your sweetheart is waiting in the bleachers. Join Tommy for a night you won’t forget...

    2018Adventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Detention — Steam game cover

    Detention

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MADiSON VR — Steam game cover

    MADiSON VR

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Martha Is Dead — Steam game cover

    Martha Is Dead

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?

    2022IndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken — Steam game cover

    Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maniac Mansion — Steam game cover

    Maniac Mansion

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    Quick, Dr. Fred's Kidnapped Sandy and he's about to start the experiment...

    2017Adventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nine Witches: Family Disruption — Steam game cover

    Nine Witches: Family Disruption

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    When an occult German WW2 division releases an ancient curse upon the world, a supernatural problem is going to require a supernatural solution. Take control of two playable heroes as they embark on a comedic, alternate-history adventure with a truly original story (99.9999% guaranteed).

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus — Steam game cover

    Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus

    Single-player alternative to Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Vlad Circus: Descend Into Madness.

    Vlad Circus: Curse of Asmodeus drags you into a sordid world of mirrors and shadows where the demon lurks. Dare to take on this macabre pixel-art graphic adventure of horror and madness. Solve puzzles and explore two parallel timelines.

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →