Single-player games like List: Game of Candles
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to List: Game of Candles, 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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Paresis®
Single-player alternative to List: Game of Candles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with List: Game of Candles.
You are paralyzed in a house alone. Lean to find the morphs and use your flame energy to scare them off before they rip you apart. Survive 5 minutes to complete each Phase and burn down the house for good.
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Graveyard Report
Single-player alternative to List: Game of Candles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with List: Game of Candles.
Collect evidence by capturing photos of anomalies. Monitor security footage for areas inhabiting strange activity, objects, or entities. Meet your hourly evidence quota and fulfill requests or you'll be fired! Solve puzzles, find answers, and uncover the truth, all while trying to survive the night.
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Last Draft
Single-player alternative to List: Game of Candles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with List: Game of Candles.
Complete your last draft before sunrise while enduring increasing paranormal activities and relentless monster stalks. Use your typing skills to progress and your instincts to hide, surviving 7 days of pure psychological horror.
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The Man in the Fields
Single-player alternative to List: Game of Candles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with List: Game of Candles.
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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Dark Manor
Single-player alternative to List: Game of Candles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with List: Game of Candles.
Dark Manor is a single-player, first-person horror game. Explore the manor and collect the amulets that will allow you to escape this cursed place. Different types of monsters and creatures inhabit this old, dilapidated mansion, and you'll need to avoid them to successfully make your escape.
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Nightmare
Single-player alternative to List: Game of Candles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with List: Game of Candles.
Nightmare is a single-player survival-horror game. Once in a bad dream, you will have to decide: find a way to wake up or stay in it forever.
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The ENDLESS BACKGATE
Single-player alternative to List: Game of Candles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with List: Game of Candles.
The ENDLESS BACKGATE is a Survival Horror Rogue-Lite where you face anomalies unfolding behind five doors. In this dark facility, your task is to recover every missing poster. Use the manual to identify the patterns of various Remnants and respond accordingly as you collect all the posters.
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Single-player alternative to List: Game of Candles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with List: Game of Candles.
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!