Single-player games like Dreadful Hours
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dreadful Hours, 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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Five Nights at Freddy's: Sister Location
Single-player alternative to Dreadful Hours — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dreadful Hours.
Welcome to Circus Baby's Pizza World, where family fun and interactivity go beyond anything you've seen at those *other* pizza places! Now hiring: Late night technician. Must enjoy cramped spaces and be comfortable around active machinery. Not responsible for death or dismemberment.
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The Horror Story: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Dreadful Hours — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dreadful Hours.
Welcome to The Horror Story: Rebirth, a remake version from the original Horror Story powered by Unreal Engine 5. Like all horror games, it contains jumpscares, flashing lights, and loud noises.
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Bear Haven Nights 2
Single-player alternative to Dreadful Hours — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dreadful Hours.
Welcome to the Bear Haven 2! This time we built our motel deep in the woods. Nothing will disturb your peace of mind away from civilization. At night we have some strange problems with alarm, but we're sure you'll manage to fix this.
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Leenie Boog
Single-player alternative to Dreadful Hours — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dreadful Hours.
The war. Light versus darkness. It has been going on for thousands of years. One night, the Thousand-Year War suddenly knocked on your window. You will have to meet an uninvited guest.
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Single-player alternative to Dreadful Hours — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Dreadful Hours.
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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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Single-player alternative to Dreadful Hours — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dreadful Hours.
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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CASE 2: Animatronics Survival
Single-player alternative to Dreadful Hours — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dreadful Hours.
CASE 2: Animatronics Survival is a horror game that is available in two modes. Online mode lets one or more players take on the role of animatronics, ready to crush everyone and everything. The other three are survivors. How did this happen? You’ll have to find out!
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Tattletail
Single-player alternative to Dreadful Hours — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dreadful Hours.
It’s Christmas 1998. The world’s most annoying toy just came out, and yours won’t stay in his box. Can you stop Tattletail from getting you in trouble before the bloodthirsty Mama Tattletail hunts you down? Story-driven first person horror. New DLC Included!