Single-player games like Escape from the Village
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Escape from the Village, 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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From The Darkness
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.
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Pieces of me
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
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NIGHTSLINK
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
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Discolored
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.
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EarWorm
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
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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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
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>observer_
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
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Kairo
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
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After School
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
After Schoolは、放課後の学校に忘れ物を取りに来た主人公に降りかかる恐怖を体験するゲームです。主人公は帰宅した際に大量の忘れ物をしたことに気づき、学校に引き返します。昼間の学校とは雰囲気の違う夜の学校に違和感を感じながらも学校を探索する。そこで出会った襲いかかる恐怖を避けながら自身の忘れ物を学校中から見つけ出し、自転車で無事に帰ることができればクリアとなります。現代日本の寂れた木造校舎を舞台としたステージを存分に楽しんでください。
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Pandemic 1993
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
Survival horror set in Japan! Fight off various creatures, search for your missing wife and child, and escape from the town safely!
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Tuya
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
A frightening experience in the Japanese countryside!
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Selling Souls
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
Something is wrong with this store
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GhostlyRyokan
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
An abandoned inn where lost souls wander, your decision will determine its outcome.
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Homecoming -KITAKU-
Single-player alternative to Escape from the Village — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Escape from the Village.
Uncover the truth hidden in the darkness with your own hands.