Single-player games like Daemonum
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Daemonum, 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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April '86
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Daemonum.
April ’86 is an atmospheric first-person psychological horror about returning to Pripyat, where the past never truly died. Explore the abandoned city, uncover the mystery behind the disappearance of children, and confront what was hidden behind the Chernobyl disaster.
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CONDEMNED TO BE FREE
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Daemonum.
A narrative-driven third/first-person short film with about free will, blending cinematic environments with Killer7 combat.
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Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Daemonum.
A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!
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Backrooms [REDACTED] - Chapter 1
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Daemonum.
Backrooms [REDACTED] is a short action-adventure game that plunges you into the infinite cosmic horror inspired by the Backrooms concept.Navigate through the procedurally generated liminal spaces, uncover hidden secrets, while avoiding different entities.
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Shutter 2
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Daemonum.
Shutter 2 is a classic 3D survival horror game that combines combat, exploration, puzzles and photography. Choose between classic static CC cams or switch to the over-the-shoulder cam to navigate your surroundings and upgrade your RC to defend yourself against the ghosts of Kent Island.
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Shadow Warrior 3: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Daemonum.
Take an adrenaline-fueled journey through a mythical Japanese realm in the Definitive Edition of Shadow Warrior 3, packed with new features, and enjoy an ultraviolent blend of fast-paced gunplay, razor-sharp melee combat, and spectacular free-running movement.
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Dread X Collection 4: The Hunt
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Daemonum.
A horror anthology shooter in the Dread X Collection series. Co-produced by DUSK creator David Szymanski. Featuring 7 new short games, a robust launcher world set in an abandoned arctic base.
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Demonologist
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Daemonum.
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
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They Look Like People
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Daemonum.
A Psychological story game set within a Kubrickian world. A tale of Space & Adventure into the Abyss of your mind, two astronauts come into close encounters with an unknown object during a routine mission.
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The Patient: After Hours
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Daemonum.
You are a night worker who has to clean up after a long day of trading at the local mall. But as the night quickly progresses you start to realize that something isn't quite right.
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You Are Liam: Shadow Memories
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Daemonum.
You have done some things you're not proud of. Now you must enter your own mind to come to terms with the things you've done. Loop around rooms, solve puzzles and hide from different monsters as you uncover your own truth.
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Chronicles from the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Daemonum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Daemonum.
Chronicles from the Abyss is a collection of 4 twisted Horror & Thriller stories that will play on the darkest corners of your mind, & every choice drips with dread. Twisted plots, haunting art, and chilling secrets await. Ready to uncover what lurks beneath?