Single-player games like When The Devil Takes Hold
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to When The Devil Takes Hold, 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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CROSSWIRE
Single-player alternative to When The Devil Takes Hold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When The Devil Takes Hold.
CROSSWIRE is a psychological horror game where Alex Keller, a radio technician, uncovers twisted experiments of a deranged scientist in a remote mountain tower. Haunted frequencies fill the air, and survival is your only broadcast.
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The Visit: Mizukawa
Single-player alternative to When The Devil Takes Hold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When The Devil Takes Hold.
Inspired by Incantation. The Visit: Mizukawa is a first-person psychological horror game following several perspectives tied by a single curse. In a city haunted by tapes, each story brings the ritual one step closer to its end.
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The Quiet Flat
Single-player alternative to When The Devil Takes Hold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When The Devil Takes Hold.
The Quiet Flat is a first-person psychological horror game set in an atmospheric Soviet apartment. Uncover the mystery of your father’s death as your familiar home slowly transforms into a nightmare
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Refuted Wind
Single-player alternative to When The Devil Takes Hold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When The Devil Takes Hold.
Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.
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The Gap
Single-player alternative to When The Devil Takes Hold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with When The Devil Takes Hold.
The Gap is a short first-person horror experience taking place in a ghostly abandoned house on a lonely street corner.
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V696
Single-player alternative to When The Devil Takes Hold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with When The Devil Takes Hold.
V696 is a first-person horror-thriller game. It contains a cult subject of veiled beings. Even if everything seems clear at first glance, it has a gripping story that will throw you a curve.
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Clink
Single-player alternative to When The Devil Takes Hold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When The Devil Takes Hold.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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Witch's Doll
Single-player alternative to When The Devil Takes Hold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with When The Devil Takes Hold.
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.