Single-player games like Surrounded
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Surrounded, 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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The Escape: Together
Single-player alternative to Surrounded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.
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The Devourer: Hunted Souls
Single-player alternative to Surrounded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?
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Backrooms Society
Single-player alternative to Surrounded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Backrooms Society is a 1-8 player co-op horror game. Make your way through unique levels of the backrooms while trying to survive and avoid mysterious entities. Scavenge each level for gear and resources, bring it back to The Hub where you can sell valuables and buy/craft new gear.
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Inside the Backrooms
Single-player alternative to Surrounded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
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SEVERANCE
Single-player alternative to Surrounded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.
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The Outlast Trials
Single-player alternative to Surrounded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
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In Silence
Single-player alternative to Surrounded — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In Silence is a multiplayer horror game. One player takes on the role of the monster who has hypersensitive hearing abilities and is almost completely blind. The other players(2-6) play as survivors, trying to escape or hunting the monster.
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Demonologist
Single-player alternative to Surrounded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
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Abnormality
Single-player alternative to Surrounded — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Surrounded.
Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
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HUNTED
Single-player alternative to Surrounded — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Survive with your friends. Or hunt them. HUNTED is a 1-5 player co-op and PvP horror game. Extract Black Matter, revive your team, and purge a haunted hospital as The Lady grows stronger. Play as her to stalk your prey and unleash your rage.