Single-player games like Malice
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Malice, 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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Gluua
Single-player alternative to Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Malice.
first-person 1-4 multiplayer horror game. The game will allow players to take on the role of a spirit liberator who will be able to freely choose missions based on the difficulty and readiness they like or want to do. Players will encounter the supernatural and find the truth in that place.
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Eternal Haunt
Single-player alternative to Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malice.
A first-person atmospheric survival horror game set in Old Japan. Explore the claustrophobic labyrinth of Yuki-Onna's home, stay warm, scavenge for items and avoid her ten ghost children. Puzzle solutions and haunting scares shift, making every playthrough unique. Can you endure the relentless cold?
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Psycho Fear
Single-player alternative to Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malice.
Psycho Fear is a heart-pounding escape room puzzle where players must escape to survive. Solve challenging puzzles, overcome deadly obstacles in an intense atmosphere, nerve-wracking and dark environment will keep players on edge.
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Peek
Single-player alternative to Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Malice.
An audio-deduction horror game where the best way to play is to close your eyes. Listen to the sounds of the ritual room, track a restless spirit across a ritual grid using sound alone, and place the correct relics to complete the exorcism.
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The Maze Project
Single-player alternative to Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malice.
The Maze Project is a psychological horror game set in a dark, creepy maze. Unaware of how you found yourself here, you must escape from this twisted nightmare. Survive from the dark manifestations that lurk around the maze waiting for every opportunity to get you, and uncover the hidden secrets.
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Deepscape Inc
Single-player alternative to Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malice.
A 2 to 4 player co-op horror game. You wake up marked with an ID number you can't see on your own back. Only your fellow inmates can read it. Find each other, share your numbers, reach your validation rooms, and get out before whatever roams the halls finds you first.
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Mad Experiments: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malice.
Award-nominated escape game. Alone or with up to 5 players, explore 3 unique rooms, solve mind-bending puzzles, and unravel the dark secrets of the Professor Cheshire and his experiments.
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Trance, Trauma
Single-player alternative to Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Malice.
A woman killed herself. Uncover her motive in 3 surreal, hexagon rooms. Set in the aftermath of a tragic incident, Trance, Trauma is a point-and-click puzzle game where you play as the soul of the victim.
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Chiyo
Single-player alternative to Malice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Malice.
[Chiyo] is a first-person hardcore escape room horror game set in Japan's Edo era. As Idate Chiyo, a paranormal investigator possessing supernatural abilities, you are tasked with investigating an abandoned mansion and unveiling a family's dark history and it's ultimate secret.