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Single-player games like Loathful

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Loathful, 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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    The Carnival Killer — Steam game cover

    The Carnival Killer

    Single-player alternative to Loathful — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Step right up to the most twisted carnival you’ll ever encounter! In The Carnival Killer, 4 players find themselves trapped in a nightmarish amusement park where laughter turns to terror. Killer Clowns stalk the grounds, hunting down anyone who fails to escape the nightmare.

    2024Action1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wraith Rage: A Shadow's Choice — Steam game cover

    Wraith Rage: A Shadow's Choice

    Single-player alternative to Loathful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loathful.

    They have been waiting for you. To survive, you must unravel the terrifying secrets of a deadly cult, find clues, solve twisted puzzles, and piece together the truth before you become their sacrifice.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stigmata — Steam game cover

    Stigmata

    Single-player alternative to Loathful — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Stigmata is a classic survival horror experience where you must fight, explore, and manage your resources to survive. A man finds himself alone in a city where reality is beginning to unfold. Step into the confession booth and face the one who watches. Does judgement await you or something else?

    ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forest Keeper — Steam game cover

    Forest Keeper

    Single-player alternative to Loathful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loathful.

    Survival Horror set on a sinister island. As a lone forest keeper, you'll unravel its grim secrets from the eerie backstory of a royal vacation home turned nightmare. Journey through the changing seasons, from day to night. Confront nightmarish abominations that emerge in the winter cold.

    2024ActionIndie11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pyromaniac — Steam game cover

    Pyromaniac

    Single-player alternative to Loathful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loathful.

    Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightmare of Decay — Steam game cover

    Nightmare of Decay

    Single-player alternative to Loathful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loathful.

    A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maid of Sker — Steam game cover

    Maid of Sker

    Single-player alternative to Loathful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loathful.

    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!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure — Steam game cover

    Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure

    Single-player alternative to Loathful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loathful.

    NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.

    2019IndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stronghold’s Dungeon — Steam game cover

    Stronghold’s Dungeon

    Single-player alternative to Loathful — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Loathful.

    Stronghold's Dungeon is a Deck Building Dungeon Crawler game with Rogue-lite mechanics. You will get to craft a deck to fight and try to overcome this dungeon and its terrible master.

    2022StrategyIndieEarly Access7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →