Single-player games like SO BELOW
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to SO BELOW, 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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B-Horror: Subway
Single-player alternative to SO BELOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SO BELOW.
B-Horror: Subway is a psychological horror game that puts you in the role of a detective who has to solve the mysterious cases that happen in the city's underground. With the help of your flashlight and notes, you will be able to understand what is going on.
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Deceased
Single-player alternative to SO BELOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SO BELOW.
Deceased is set entirely in and around a mansion presented in first-person, free-roaming 3D. You will need to "pick up key elements, and search for things that may help you escape.
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World horror story
Single-player alternative to SO BELOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SO BELOW.
World Horror Story is a cooperative survival horror game where you need to banish evil before it destroys you. In the game, you can communicate with ghosts and demons using your voice, but be careful; if ghosts respond, it doesn't mean they are friendly.
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Ghostbane
Single-player alternative to SO BELOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SO BELOW.
Ghostbane, is a Co-Op horror game for 1-4 players. Detect paranormal activity, collect evidence of ghosts, hunt ghosts by rituals, and conduct detailed investigations about ghosts in your main base.
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The Backrooms : Last Expedition
Single-player alternative to SO BELOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SO BELOW.
"The Backrooms: Last Expedition" is a cooperative horror game designed for 1 to 4 players. Its main objective is to create an enjoyable gaming experience for friends. Players will navigate through terrifying levels, filled with various entities and dangers, as they strive to escape.
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After Midnight
Single-player alternative to SO BELOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with SO BELOW.
Open-world, online multiplayer ghost hunting game that plunges you into a vast and eerie world filled with haunted locations waiting to be discovered. Whether you're braving the darkness alone or teaming up with friends, your mission is to identify the terrifying entities lurking within this world.
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Back rooms: The old Watcher
Single-player alternative to SO BELOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SO BELOW.
This work is inspired by Exit 8, Backrooms, and liminal spaces - environments that evoke an unsettling sense of the familiar yet strange. However, is there any way out for the old man? No, there isn't.
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Phantom Asylum VR
Single-player alternative to SO BELOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SO BELOW.
"Phantom Asylum" is a VR horror experience set in an abandoned mental hospital haunted by restless phantoms. Navigate its twisted corridors, where every step could lead you deeper into madness. Can you survive the asylum's secrets, or will you become another ghost trapped within its walls?