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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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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Five Nights: No Escape
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with STRANGER.
Survive Five Nights in Multiplayer co-op with real-time voice chat! Welcome to Megan’s Mall where your job is to uncover mysteries, find the truth, and survive by managing your power -- It's a summer job you will never forget!
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Emiline: The Ghost of White Willow
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STRANGER.
A gothic horror with intense spine chilling atmosphere find yourself trapped in the unrelenting haunts of White Willow Manor Hall. Find a way out or perish at the hands of a sinister family of Victorian apparitions.
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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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Silent Mansion : Part2
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STRANGER.
Silent Mansion is a mystery place with a beautiful atmosphere. This game is a puzzle adventure game. You will find clues in this historic mansion and chase a witch!
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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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CRYO
Single-player alternative to STRANGER — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STRANGER.
CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...
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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. 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).
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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.