Single-player games like Who Knocks
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Who Knocks, 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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Bloody Ink
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Who Knocks.
Dive into a realm where time twists and shadows whisper secrets. Solve enigmatic puzzles, unearth Luca's past, and confront your deepest fears. Engage vocally to shape your destiny. Stay in the light, stay quiet, and survive the relentless pursuit of the Time Man.
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Lost Alone Ultimate
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Who Knocks.
Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.
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Hidden Shelter
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Who Knocks.
Death lurks in every corner of this journey filled with tension and despair. The brave may not be the smartest here and those who know the time to retreat are more likely to make it out alive in the end ... Find your lost friend in a house that holds unimaginable secrets.
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V696
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Who Knocks.
V696 is a first-person horror-thriller game. It contains a cult subject of veiled beings. Even if everything seems clear at first glance, it has a gripping story that will throw you a curve.
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Mirror Forge
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Who Knocks.
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
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Dread X Collection 2
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who Knocks.
Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.
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Heart attack
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Who Knocks.
There are ghosts in the dark, in order to survive you need to light your way, but all the items for this are limited.
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Life after Death
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who Knocks.
Do you remember the scares that chased you in childhood? How did your limbs shake with fear, take your breath away, and you couldn't do anything about it? I invite you to live it all over again!
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Lost Alone Ep.1 - Sorellina
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Who Knocks.
Growing up with his paternal grandmother, George emerges from the spiral of alcohol addiction by meeting his fiancée Hanna. But his childhood traumas will soon return to haunt him, pushing him into the abyss of despair.
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Lost Alone Ep.2 - Paparino
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Who Knocks.
After the events of Lost Alone EP.1 - Little Sister, George continues his nightmare, awakening in a house unknown to him. The horrors he experienced and tried to drown in alcohol are coming back to the surface.
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Lost Alone Ep.3 - Nonnina
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Who Knocks.
Responsible for the deaths of his girlfriend and sister, George is an alcoholic with a stormy past. Raised by a serial killer, George's life ends in suicide. But his story starts right from the end...
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The Telephone
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Who Knocks.
The Telephone is a first-person psychological horror game that will transport you to a world governed by anxiety. You will have to explore the house in which you are locked and the mysterious town of Lonely Plain, searching for clues that can help Roberta regain her memory.
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Scary Shadow Spot - Last Farewell
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Who Knocks.
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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Scary Shadow Spot - Bitter Glass
Single-player alternative to Who Knocks — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Who Knocks.
Scary Shadow Spot: Bitter Glass. Without memory, John Doe wanders the desert until he finds refuge in a haunted saloon. The ghosts of the past demand justice, and every clue brings him closer to an unsettling truth. Are you ready to uncover the secret of the Bitter Glass?