Single-player games like Penitence
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Penitence, 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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Inn The Dark
Single-player alternative to Penitence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penitence.
You have been sent to aid in a Triple Homicide case. But you soon find that things are not as they seem. Inn This first person horror game you must investigate the strange super natural on goings in a haunted hotel. Run and hide from danger using only a Flashlight and Camera!
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Hazing - Night Shift
Single-player alternative to Penitence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Penitence.
A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.
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Dream Cage
Single-player alternative to Penitence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Penitence.
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
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Lost Luminosity
Single-player alternative to Penitence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penitence.
The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.
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iBLiS
Single-player alternative to Penitence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penitence.
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
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Witch's Doll
Single-player alternative to Penitence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penitence.
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
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In My Head
Single-player alternative to Penitence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penitence.
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
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Confabulation
Single-player alternative to Penitence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Penitence.
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
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Glass Wings
Single-player alternative to Penitence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Penitence.
Glass Wings is a fast paced third-person parkour platformer. Explore a stunning minimalist world in a series of linear courses in which your only objective is to complete the level. No combat, no story - just run.