Single-player games like SCP: Secret Files
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to SCP: Secret Files, 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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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to SCP: Secret Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
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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Go Home Annie: An SCP Game
Single-player alternative to SCP: Secret Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
A twisted psychological thriller and an original story set in the SCP universe. As an employee of the SCP Foundation, test artificially created paranormal events, solve puzzles, interact with anomalies, and uncover the secrets of the Replication Division.
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Moons of Madness
Single-player alternative to SCP: Secret Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
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Transient: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to SCP: Secret Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
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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SOMA
Single-player alternative to SCP: Secret Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
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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Subliminal
Single-player alternative to SCP: Secret Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Single-player alternative to SCP: Secret Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol
Single-player alternative to SCP: Secret Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol is a first-person survival horror game inspired by Junji Ito's psychological horror and eerie aesthetics. This work centers on the twisted potential of human nature and fear of the unknown, taking you on a journey of survival where memory and mystery intertwine.
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SCP-093
Single-player alternative to SCP: Secret Files — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SCP: Secret Files.
A short atmospheric walking simulator. Enter the world beyond SCP-093 — a collapsed civilization once ruled by “him.” You are not the first to arrive. A child came before you. Follow what he left behind, and uncover what remains.