Single-player games like Screams from the Past
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Screams from the Past, 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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VIDeoPHOBIA
Single-player alternative to Screams from the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Screams from the Past.
You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.
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Find The Murderer 3
Single-player alternative to Screams from the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Screams from the Past.
A young man has disappeared from his apartment. Detective Silantyev begins to investigate the case
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HOW
Single-player alternative to Screams from the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Screams from the Past.
A psychological horror game where you play as a prisoner exploring the depths of a large and horrific medical facility. You must survive the many creatures and abominations inside and find all the secrets hidden within the strange new labyrinth.
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Lurking Within
Single-player alternative to Screams from the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Screams from the Past.
You wake up in an unfamiliar bathroom, with no memory of how you got there - but you know this won't end well.
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Mother Zina
Single-player alternative to Screams from the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Screams from the Past.
You’re a journalist who came to Russia for a report. After renting an apartment from Zinaida Petrovna, you quickly realize she’s hiding something - and this place isn’t meant for random tenants. To get out, you’ll have to dig into her past - and keep your sanity.
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ABIDE
Single-player alternative to Screams from the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Screams from the Past.
ABIDE is a psychological first person horror game using prosthetic gore effects, stop motion and dolls scanned into 3D models. A peaceful retreat where people go to get better. A place for people to air their demons.
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Supernormal
Single-player alternative to Screams from the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Screams from the Past.
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
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Night Grove
Single-player alternative to Screams from the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Screams from the Past.
This is a first-person indie horror game. A young deliveryman took an unusual order that led him to Night Grove. This place has a dubious reputation among the townspeople, because for many years it has been sent to live with people that society has long since abandoned.