Single-player games like Karolina
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Karolina, 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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Reaplaced
Single-player alternative to Karolina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karolina.
A supernatural Halloween whodunnit. Solve a chilling locked-room mystery before the grim reaper reveals the answer!
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Welcome To Lakewood
Single-player alternative to Karolina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karolina.
Investigate the sleepy town of Lakewood as you follow the trail of numerous missing person cases and the mysterious cause of the disappearances. Unravel the secret of Lakewood and try to survive its tightening grip.
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Unwelcome Guest
Single-player alternative to Karolina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karolina.
You find yourself in a house that the owners have long since abandoned. But something lurks in the shadows, watching your every move. Explore the rooms, solve the mysteries, and find a way to banish the evil... Before it gets to you.
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呪いの穢れ唄 鳴海龍也の回奇録
Single-player alternative to Karolina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Karolina.
You have lost your memory and wake up in an unpopular Japanese house. Strange phenomena occur. Eerie singing voices coming from inside the house. Uncover the mystery of the cursed house with your partner.
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Utter a Name
Single-player alternative to Karolina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karolina.
Disembodied souls linger in this old estate. To each one, utter their name.
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Enigma of Fear
Single-player alternative to Karolina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karolina.
Become Mia, a paranormal detective searching for her missing father inside the Perimeter - a place that doesn't exist. Investigate clues like a real detective and unravel the mysteries behind the Enigma of Fear, defeating the terrible monsters who'll try to stop you.
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The Gretlow Tapes
Single-player alternative to Karolina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karolina.
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to Karolina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with Karolina.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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Piece of..Horror
Single-player alternative to Karolina — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Karolina.
An indie horror game about a hypermarket security guard.