Single-player games like Mirror Forge
Below are 15 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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Summer of '58
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Mirror Forge.
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
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Lost Alone Ultimate
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.
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Husk
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Husk is a purebred FPP horror inspired by the most classical representatives of the genre. Discover Shivercliff - a daunting town where you uncover the ominous and tantalizing plot. Face the worst nightmares, solve mysteries and survive the devouring darkness in order to find your family.
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Amygdala
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.
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Inside Depth 6
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
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Slender: The Arrival
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
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Chorus of Carcosa
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
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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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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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Half-Life
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.
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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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Stranger Things VR
Single-player alternative to Mirror Forge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Mirror Forge.
Experience the world of Stranger Things from the never-before-seen perspective of Vecna as he explores unknown realities, forms the hive mind, and enacts his plan for revenge against Eleven and Hawkins.
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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.