Single-player games like Candlehead
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Candlehead, 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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Clown House: Lunacy
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
A narrative horror experience where violence is a trap. Unravel the secrets of a derelict mansion and its uncanny clown residents. Solve puzzles. Observe the clowns, deduct their needs and what angers them to survive. And never harm the residents of the Clown House. It has eyes.
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Grinnel
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
If you stop, the light dies. If you turn, darkness takes over. As a patient trapped in Grinnel, escape this psychological horror nightmare with Dr. Esin. Use your visor in the atmospheric labyrinth and never look back; in this surreal thriller, your gaze is your worst enemy.
- 3
Heir Obscure: A Hunt in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Candlehead.
Escape the clutches of a decadent cult of aristocrats and the demon that haunts their retreat. Stay quiet, stick to the shadows, uncover the dark secrets of the sadistic Empire and of the mysterious Plightswoman who claims to want to help you. A story-rich horror game with immersive stealth.
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Edwardo
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
Edwardo is a stealth first-person horror game where you must search and collect samples using a UV-light. Beware! Edwardo is not happy that you have infiltrated his hideout and is armed with a Tommy gun.
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Scary Shadow Spot - Last Farewell
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
Scary Shadow Spot: Last Farewell - Haunted by his past, Mark explores a haunted house where nothing is as it seems. Chilling puzzles and shocking truths await. Are you ready to uncover the mystery hidden in the shadows?
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Nedia Hotel
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
Experience the thrill of not being able to do anything but run from the horrors within the Nedia Hotel. A First person, PSX stylised Horror game that takes you to Nedia hotel to finish a simple task of carrying 8 plates! Though, is it really that simple?
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Atama
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Candlehead.
USE PSYCHIC POWERS in ATAMA to see through the eyes of your pursuers to avoid detection as you investigate a cursed rural Japanese village. You can't fight back; you must rely only on your abilities and your wits to avoid your enemies. Inspired by Forbidden Siren and Junji Ito.
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LUNA: Obscura
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
A first-person psychological horror game of hiding, solving, and surviving inside a haunted moon base
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Claybreaker - VR Clay Shooting
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
Claybreaker is a virtual reality clay shooting game.
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TRIPLE TWENTY - VR Darts
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Candlehead.
Triple Twenty is the ultimate virtual reality darts experience!
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HAMMY
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
The ultimate hamster ball arcade game!
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Endless Horizon
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
Endless Horizon is a high octane arcade game of speed, precision and perfect timing.
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SHEEP.IO
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
Can you create the biggest flock?
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GOOSE.IO
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
Establish the pecking order once and for all and rule the pond!
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Little Tennis
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
Little Tennis is the most simple, yet addictive tennis game you'll ever play!
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Infiniball
Single-player alternative to Candlehead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Candlehead.
Infiniball is a simple yet addictive marble based game.