Single-player games like The Shadow Over Route 80
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Shadow Over Route 80, 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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I'm on Observation Duty 3
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Over Route 80 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow Over Route 80.
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Over Route 80 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow Over Route 80.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Over Route 80 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow Over Route 80.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Scanner Sombre
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Over Route 80 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow Over Route 80.
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
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The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Over Route 80 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow Over Route 80.
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.
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ROUTINE
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Over Route 80 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow Over Route 80.
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
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Hazing - Night Shift
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Over Route 80 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Shadow Over Route 80.
A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.
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The Alien Cube
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Over Route 80 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow Over Route 80.
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
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Something In The Well
Single-player alternative to The Shadow Over Route 80 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Shadow Over Route 80.
Something stirs in the backwoods of Montana. You can hear it trying to get in. All you have is your trusty dog and a camcorder. A short 5-10 minute game with 2 endings.