Single-player games like Death in the Family
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Death in the Family, 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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REC: Beyond The Lens
Single-player alternative to Death in the Family — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.
REC: Beyond The Lens is a first-person horror game that tells the story of an unresolved past, with realistic graphics. Explore an unknown location, investigating dark secrets while using a body camera to document every step
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Clink
Single-player alternative to Death in the Family — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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The Gap
Single-player alternative to Death in the Family — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Death in the Family.
The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.
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Call of Cthulhu®
Single-player alternative to Death in the Family — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Death in the Family.
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
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What have you done, Father?
Single-player alternative to Death in the Family — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Death in the Family.
A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.
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EarWorm
Single-player alternative to Death in the Family — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.
You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living. Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account.
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Fuck You Witch
Single-player alternative to Death in the Family — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.
Your best friend has confessed her love for you... but the problems don't stop there. You've started to hallucinate. All this interferes with sleeping and eating, and in general disrupts your ideal lifestyle. Yell obscenities at the witch, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Qazaq steppes
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Hatch
Single-player alternative to Death in the Family — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Family.
"Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.