Single-player games like STRANGER
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to STRANGER, 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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Hallways
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with STRANGER.
You must survive the night in this immersive survival horror. Utilize your limited power to keep the attacker from getting to you from one of the hallways surrounding you. Can you survive?
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Son.Light.Sleepwalker
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with STRANGER.
Turn out the lights, pull up your sheets, don your headphones or VR Headset, and brace yourself for a most memorable, frightening experience. You have a sleepwalking son. His psychologist said to never let him awake while sleep walking. Use your wit and covertly lead him back to his room - but don't let him into the light!
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Stifled - Echolocation Horror Mystery
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STRANGER.
Stifled is a multi-award winning, Sound-based Stealth Thriller Mystery, where SOUND is the only way you SEE and the enemies HEAR your fear through your microphone input. Microphone input and VR Features are optional.
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FOREWARNED
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STRANGER.
FOREWARNED is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror. Delve deep into ancient Egyptian ruins with your team of fellow archaeologists. Investigate phenomena, collect treasure, discover lore, survive danger, and banish the evil that lurks within.
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MADiSON VR
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STRANGER.
MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRANGER.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STRANGER.
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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DEVOUR
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STRANGER.
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with STRANGER.
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
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Scrutinized
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with STRANGER.
Work to expose the numerous criminal degenerates that plague your quiet town. Use citizen-issued reports, police records, social media accounts, text conversations, and more to determine who’s an actual threat and who’s harmless, all while avoiding the killers trying to infiltrate your home.
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T. B. P.
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with STRANGER.
This is a game in which the player needs to navigate through the planets of the corresponding type (so that the other planets are the same as the one on which the rocket is located).