Single-player games like Mirror Forge
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Mirror Forge, 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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Don't Be Afraid
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
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Hollow Cocoon
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mirror Forge.
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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Creepy Shift: House For Sale
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mirror Forge.
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
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Ad Infinitum
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mirror Forge.
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
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Stygian: Outer Gods
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
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Unmourned
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Unmourned is a first-person psychological horror game where Jason moves into a new house only to be haunted by escalating paranormal events. Driven by fear, he must uncover the truth behind the previous owners' disappearance. Can he solve the mystery before it's too late?
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Moons of Madness
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mirror Forge.
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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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
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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Stranger Things 3: The Game
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Stranger Things 3: The Game is the official companion game to Season 3 of the hit original series! Play through familiar events from the series while also uncovering never-before-seen quests, character interactions, and secrets!
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AMNESIA
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.
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Chasmal Fear
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Mirror Forge.
Chasmal Fear is a next-gen FPS action horror game built in Unreal Engine 5 from the perspective of a body camera. Manage limited resources, make smart choices that affect playthrough, and survive monsters that mutate to get stronger. Played as singleplayer or Co-Op with 2 players.
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Saint of Chains
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Psychological single-player first-person horror. Explore dark environments, fight with melee and guns, and solve puzzles in this retro 2000s-inspired nightmare where the truth is more terrifying than the monsters.