Single-player games like Aetherial
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Aetherial, 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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Secrets of the Silent School
Single-player alternative to Aetherial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Aetherial.
Secrets of the Silent School is a first-person horror game where players control a drone to investigate an abandoned Japanese school. Collect data to uncover the truth hidden within its haunted halls, while using your camera to capture and destroy vengeful ghosts.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Single-player alternative to Aetherial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Aetherial.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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The Signifier Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Aetherial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aetherial.
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
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Terminal 81
Single-player alternative to Aetherial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Aetherial.
Thanks to the financial crisis of 2008, Lorena migrated to Terminal 81 to work, but what seemed like a simple Latin American neighborhood, it was a dangerous region dominated by a mysterious criminal organization that carries out murders, kidnappings and human trafficking.
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Oxenfree
Single-player alternative to Aetherial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aetherial.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
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Mundaun
Single-player alternative to Aetherial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Aetherial.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
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Backrooms: Lost Tape
Single-player alternative to Aetherial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Aetherial.
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.
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The Alien Cube
Single-player alternative to Aetherial — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Aetherial.
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.