Single-player games like DEATHWATCH
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to DEATHWATCH, 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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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DEATHWATCH.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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FYR: The Lost Island
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DEATHWATCH.
FYR: The Lost Island is a psychological VR horror game that plunges you into the mystery of an abandoned island. Navigate haunting environments, evade a relentless monster, and use light to uncover hidden stories that piece together the island’s tragic history.
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Night At The Mall VR
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DEATHWATCH.
Night At The Mall is a first-person, narrative-driven psychological horror game where you take the night shift inside an abandoned shopping mall that refuses to stay still.
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Horror Simulator VR
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DEATHWATCH.
The First Multiplayer Horror VR game inspired by Phasmophobia. Play with friends, laugh & run! Work together to solve puzzles, explore creepy places & survive scary chases with cool power-ups & customized avatars.
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Sapphobos
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DEATHWATCH.
Sapphobos is a mystery and horror VR game. Explore, find clues, make deductions, choose the right conclusions, and maybe you will understand what happened to your missing colleague...
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Fading Light VR: Antiworld
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DEATHWATCH.
The post-war world of nuclear explosion has trapped you in a dark circulated antiworld. Armed only with a faint flashlight and antimatter collector, you have to generate enough energy and hold on till the first sight of the morning light. Hurry, but be careful, it's rumored that you are not alone...
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The Man in the Fields
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DEATHWATCH.
The Man in the Fields is a first person horror experience based on a ritual of the same name. Once you summon The Man in the Fields, every door and item in your house will be opened. Close everything in time to prevent it from getting in.
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S.A.M. - Stasis Asset Management
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DEATHWATCH.
Take the night shift watching CCTV over a sealed-off site: spot the smallest thing out of place, report it, and last until your shift ends. You can't trust what's on the screens — or the aging terminal showing them to you.
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I'm on Observation Duty
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DEATHWATCH.
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
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Para Eyes
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DEATHWATCH.
Para Eyes is a spot the difference horror game. Flip through security cameras and find anomalies. But be careful not to go insane.
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Single-player alternative to DEATHWATCH — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DEATHWATCH.
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!