Single-player games like The Bad Son
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Bad Son, 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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Whispers of West Grove
Single-player alternative to The Bad Son — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bad Son.
A heart-pounding adventure taking place in the twisted town of West Grove. Play as a patient trapped in a world where dream and reality begin to blur. Use light to solve puzzles, reveal hidden items, and transform objects to explore in a way like never before.
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to The Bad Son — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bad Son.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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Cat in the Box
Single-player alternative to The Bad Son — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
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Causality
Single-player alternative to The Bad Son — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Causality is a survival horror game. You must rescue 3 students trapped in a school full of mysterious psychic phenomena, and uncover the secrets behind therein. The real story behind the school, and the causal relationship of the events, is all in your hands.
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Evil Tonight
Single-player alternative to The Bad Son — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bad Son.
Silvia never runs from evil—she makes it her business. Eccentric yet warm-hearted, this seasoned modern exorcist has mastered the art of confronting the supernatural, turning haunted places into tangible nightmares. But on this fateful night, nothing goes as planned.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to The Bad Son — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bad Son.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
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Lamentum
Single-player alternative to The Bad Son — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bad Son.
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to The Bad Son — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bad Son.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.