Single-player games like Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows, 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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1917 : The Prologue
Single-player alternative to Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows.
1917 : The Prologue is a psychological horror game with elements of an escape room. All events in the game are occuring during the October Revolution in 1917 in Russia. The game is based on memories of those who survived in this dark time.
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SURVEILLANCE DUTY: Twisted Sight
Single-player alternative to Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows.
A real-time surveillance thriller where you control security systems, switch between dozens of camera feeds, and react to anomalies before everything collapses. Observe or perish.
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Project Looking Glass
Single-player alternative to Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows.
1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury.
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Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches
Single-player alternative to Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows.
Rhiannon: Curse of the Four Branches is a first-person point-and-click adventure inspired by Welsh mythology, focused on investigation, puzzles, and a dark, atmospheric mystery.
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DEVIL'S WAY
Single-player alternative to Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows.
A horror game that tests your wits, courage and dark sense of humor. Solve puzzles to survive in a world full of dark secrets, but beware - there could be something waiting around every corner!
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Unable to Exit 8
Single-player alternative to Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows.
You receive an invitation on a "special" dating app, get excited and then get involved in an endless cycle of couples' hotels. You have to watch carefully for any unusual information. Can you solve these puzzles?
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Haven Moon
Single-player alternative to Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows.
Haven Moon will transport you to a mysterious world where you have to explore abandoned islands and solve their secrets to find a treasure. In this Myst-like game inspired by Jules Verne’s universe, use your senses and intelligence to find your way through secret passages and curious machinery.
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Panelak
Single-player alternative to Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sciophobia: The Fear of Shadows.
Panelak is an old socialist-era building where strange things happen. Can you make it to the roof and help the helpless man?