Single-player games like The Cooking Class
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Cooking Class, 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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Pyromaniac
Single-player alternative to The Cooking Class — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cooking Class.
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
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Dead Beacon
Single-player alternative to The Cooking Class — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cooking Class.
Dead Beacon is a first-person survival horror inspired by late 1990s games and taking place in the Beacon manor, a location crawling with zombies and creatures governed by a malevolent will. Survive using the given array of weapons and escape the island.
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The Derailed
Single-player alternative to The Cooking Class — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cooking Class.
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
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Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Cooking Class — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cooking Class.
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to The Cooking Class — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cooking Class.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
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Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
Single-player alternative to The Cooking Class — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cooking Class.
Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to The Cooking Class — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cooking Class.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
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Remorse: The List
Single-player alternative to The Cooking Class — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Cooking Class.
Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.
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The Cooking Class First Course
Single-player alternative to The Cooking Class — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Cooking Class.
The Cooking Class - First Course, is a story driven short game. A rainy, foggy night in the Nova Scotian suburbs, a girl at home, alone. What can go wrong?