Single-player games like Mantra
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Mantra, 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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Desdemona
Single-player alternative to Mantra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mantra.
Gather your courage and face the ghost danger.Clean the curses and hunt the ghost!
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PARANOIA PLACE
Single-player alternative to Mantra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mantra.
PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.
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Unpossess: Exorcism Simulator
Single-player alternative to Mantra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mantra.
Unpossess is a 1-4 co-op exorcism simulator game set in the early 1900s. Players take on the role of exorcists responsible for addressing cases of human possession.
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Deadly Broadcast
Single-player alternative to Mantra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mantra.
Deadly Broadcast is a co-op horror and survival game that can be played with 1-4 players. As a Famous Streamer, you have to stay alive, but at the same time you should stream the paranormal events in the cursed places to gather more donations and more viewers. Don’t die! Don’t cut the Broadcast!
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MetaPhysical
Single-player alternative to Mantra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mantra.
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to Mantra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mantra.
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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Pacify
Single-player alternative to Mantra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mantra.
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
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Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Mantra — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mantra.
"Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.