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Single-player games like Stay Still

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Stay Still, 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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    Strange island — Steam game cover

    Strange island

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stay Still.

    A first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and a slow descent into mystery. You wake up on a remote island with no memory and no answers — who you are or how you got there. But with every answer you find, more questions begin to surface

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EarWorm — Steam game cover

    EarWorm

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stay Still.

    You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living.  Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account. 

    2025IndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ghost Frequency — Steam game cover

    Ghost Frequency

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Stay Still.

    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.

    2025ActionAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Massacre At The Mirage — Steam game cover

    Massacre At The Mirage

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stay Still.

    For less than the price of a movie ticket, experience your very own horror-fueled slasher flick in Massacre at the Mirage. Step into The Mirage cinema and face a chilling nightmare, where staff and patrons must survive a masked killer's rampage.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Floor 9 — Steam game cover

    Floor 9

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stay Still.

    In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I. — Steam game cover

    Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Stay Still.

    I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.

    2023IndieSimulationCasual9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Backrooms: Lost Tape — Steam game cover

    Backrooms: Lost Tape

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stay Still.

    You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    JANITOR BLEEDS — Steam game cover

    JANITOR BLEEDS

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stay Still.

    Enter the abandoned arcade after your car has crashed, and the shelter you were looking for is trying to eat you alive in this dark mystery-horror adventure. Solve mysteries, keep JANITOR satisfied, and always be aware of what's behind your back.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Psychopathy Assessment — Steam game cover

    Psychopathy Assessment

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stay Still.

    Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.

    2024ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stay Still 2 — Steam game cover

    Stay Still 2

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stay Still.

    Welcome to Stay Still 2, a spine-chilling first-person survival horror game. Based of the Vietnamese culture, this game unfolds as a daring experiment in which survival seems nearly impossible. Engage in a story gameplay, where puzzles are your key to progress, while surviving various threats.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Psychopath Massacre — Steam game cover

    Psychopath Massacre

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stay Still.

    George Dinescu kidnapped you in his home in Romania. Get out alive while utilizing a V.H.S camera to film everything that happens inside. Torture, murder, and dismemberment take place inside the house, exposing the frightening legacy of a serial killer's decade of terror.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure3.75 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Christmas Mutilator — Steam game cover

    Christmas Mutilator

    Single-player alternative to Stay Still — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stay Still.

    Inspired by 80s slasher films, Christmas Mutilator™ is an immersive horror and home invasion game. Your husband and children are trapped in the storm, you are stuck in a cabin for the holidays. Use every tactic you can to stay alive and get out of your house as a vicious psychopath breaks in.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →