Single-player games like STRANGER
Below are 12 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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Paranatural
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STRANGER.
Welcome to The Unknown, Ghost Hunter! Hauntings are on the rise, and it's your chance to put a stop to them! Team up with fellow ghost hunters or go solo as you identify and exorcise a slew of highly intelligent and sinister entities. Can you survive the Paranatural?
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Solicitude Wake-up
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with STRANGER.
Immersive virtual reality horror survival game Solicitude Wake-up takes you to seemingly abandoned research facility. You wake-up in a dark operating room, laying down on operating table. You need to survive and find your way out.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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T.A.P.
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with STRANGER.
Tower defense is not! Tower Attack! Turret Attacking Platform. Build towers on a rolling ship, improve them, strengthen, build factories, extract resources, Swing skills, earn reputation. You will have 70 types of turrets, 70 skills, 8 active abilities, 5 types of ships. Try a more advanced version of tower defense.
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INQUIR P.T.
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STRANGER.
A post-apocalyptic story-based action adventure game. Fully customizable weapons and a high mobility character. Zombie horde mode and full of action, blood, brutality.