Single-player games like Crib
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Crib, 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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Who is Paul
Single-player alternative to Crib — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Crib.
Isaac, a failed detective, receives a mysterious letter that leads him to investigate a desolate and abandoned house in order to make ends meet. However, upon arrival, he realizes that instead of investigating, he must survive. To escape this house filled with dark secrets,
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The Other Me
Single-player alternative to Crib — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Crib.
The Other Me is a first-person psychological horror game delving into the realms of horror that prowl the recesses of one's psyche. Pursue the dread ruminations amidst the maelstrom of the Asylum. This game offers both mind-bending horror elements and realistic environments.
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Absolute Fear -AOONI- / 最恐 -青鬼-
Single-player alternative to Crib — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Crib.
20 years after the birth of the legendary horror game "AOONI"... A completely new first-person, 3D horror stealth action "Absolute Fear -AOONI-" is now available! Players take on the role of a younger sister searching for her older sister in a mysterious mansion where AOONI roam.
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The Backrooms : Lost Guest
Single-player alternative to Crib — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Crib.
The Backrooms : Lost Guest is a visually realistic, co-op survival horror exploration game developed with UE5, supporting 1 – 6 players. Evade terrifying creatures and deadly hazards while solving room-based puzzles to find your way out of the Backrooms. A chilling adventure awaits you…
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Ghost Frequency
Single-player alternative to Crib — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Crib.
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
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Someday You'll Return: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Crib — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crib.
How far would you go if your daughter didn’t come home? Someday You’ll Return: Director’s Cut is a first-person psychological horror. This story-driven game offers enhanced features, an improved story, and additional content. Enter the woods if you dare and begin a search you’ll never forget.
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BrokenLore: LOW
Single-player alternative to Crib — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Crib.
BrokenLore: LOW is a psychological horror game set in a mist-covered, beautiful Japanese village, blending hyper-realistic graphics with low-poly elements. The main enemy is the Gashadokuro, a yokai from Japanese folklore.
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Panelak
Single-player alternative to Crib — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Crib.
Panelak is an old socialist-era building where strange things happen. Can you make it to the roof and help the helpless man?
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About Gretel
Single-player alternative to Crib — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Crib.
As the Gretel, build, explore and survive in the dangerous forest. Fight to survive against mysterious Druids of the forest. If you can survive, maybe you can find out what happened to your twin brother and who kidnapped him.