Single-player games like Department of the Devil
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Department of the Devil, 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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Mad Experiments: Escape Room - Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Department of the Devil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Department of the Devil.
First‑person escape‑room puzzler (1–4 players). Unite the Horn of the Fallen One, Scepter of Radiance, and Abbot’s Ring to escape a cursed convent in 60–90 minutes.
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Nightmares Mansion: Scary Dreams
Single-player alternative to Department of the Devil — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore a scary mansion in the first-person adventure horror game. Talk to kidnapped souls, collect grimoires, and discover the hidden secret inside the many doors. Your soul was stolen, and you found yourself in the underworld. Can you escape?
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The Shadow Over Route 80
Single-player alternative to Department of the Devil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Department of the Devil.
Alone at night, working at a petrol station deep in the American wheat belt. Something feels off... are you sure you're alone? A short 10-15 minute horror game with multiple endings.
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100 Worlds - Escape Room Game
Single-player alternative to Department of the Devil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Department of the Devil.
Join Mya on an adventure through fantasy worlds filled with magic, fantastic objects, and unearthly creatures in this new 100 Worlds - Escape Room Game. Use your logic to overcome challenges and help her solve riddles and puzzles of all sorts to find a way out of the magic book.
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Penitence
Single-player alternative to Department of the Devil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Department of the Devil.
Return home and uncover the mystery of your daughter's death, and the demon that plagues you, in this escape room style atmospheric puzzler.
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The Green Room Experiment (Episode 2)
Single-player alternative to Department of the Devil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Department of the Devil.
You're locked in a dream and you need to wake up. Unravel the mysteries of this surreal exploration game and immerse yourself in a dreamlike, strange and solitary universe.
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Sins From Magdala
Single-player alternative to Department of the Devil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Department of the Devil.
Enjoy this puzzle game in first person, escape room style, in which you will have to discover 7 enigmas, each related to a different deadly sin using our virtues as humans.
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The Room Three
Single-player alternative to Department of the Devil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Department of the Devil.
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
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Apotheker
Single-player alternative to Department of the Devil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Department of the Devil.
After inheriting your grandmother's old shop, you must learn the subtle art of potion-making. Balance the effects of your brew using a variety of ingredients and tools and discover the intricacies that the magic of science has to offer!