Single-player games like KOSHMAR
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to KOSHMAR, 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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Need For Scream
Single-player alternative to KOSHMAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with KOSHMAR.
The year is 2010. You're going on a study exchange to Russia from the United States. You're also running your own blog, and everything is going great—until 2014... that is, until you learn about the cursed village and decide to go there to film a video for your followers.
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Prison of Nightmare
Single-player alternative to KOSHMAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with KOSHMAR.
Prison of Nightmare is a first-person psychological horror game that immerses players in a haunting and oppressive atmosphere. The game revolves around an ancient dark entity, a malevolent spirit that invades the protagonist's dreams, aiming to terrorize and eventually capture their soul.
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Last Lesson
Single-player alternative to KOSHMAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with KOSHMAR.
It's your first night as the caretaker of a scary quest. The last visitors have gone home. You need to turn off the lights, check the equipment and not die of horror, because someone or something suddenly starts a nightmarish game. With you in the lead.
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After 9:59
Single-player alternative to KOSHMAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with KOSHMAR.
You play as Clara, moving into a new apartment building on Halloween night. The landlord gives you strange rules. But one stands out above all the others “Do not open your door after 9:59 PM.”
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Knock From Inside
Single-player alternative to KOSHMAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with KOSHMAR.
On Halloween night, something begins knocking from inside your apartment, turning an ordinary night into a terrifying encounter with something that should not be there.
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Silent: Abandoned
Single-player alternative to KOSHMAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with KOSHMAR.
Michael and John are vloggers exploring a notorious abandoned house. John disappears without a trace, and Michael gets trapped inside. Now Michael has to find out what’s really going on to make it out alive.
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Hazing - Night Shift
Single-player alternative to KOSHMAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with KOSHMAR.
A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.
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September 7th
Single-player alternative to KOSHMAR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with KOSHMAR.
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.