Single-player games like The Abyss
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Abyss, 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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Insomnia
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abyss.
Experience one night as a man diagnosed with a strange and incurable form of insomnia. Your only goal is to sleep until dawn, but after the lines between your nightmares and your waking life are blurred… you might not want to sleep afterall.
- 2
Between These Two
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abyss.
Between These Two is a first-person horror game where you take the role of a man lost in an unknown plane of existence. To find your way home, you will have to explore the environment, hide, jump or run from danger, solve puzzles and confront hostile creatures.
- 3
Tales from My Ass: Slice of Death
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Abyss.
My retro-3D first-person horror adventure about the night I delivered a pizza to a haunted manor full of deadly traps, knife-wielding cultists, and lots of gore. This all actually happened to me. How it all ended will shock you the most!
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Rooftop Postgirl
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Abyss.
Jump from one building to another, dodge the birds and face many obstacles in order to accomplish a simple task... delivering letters! Isn't it fun? Play as Carolina, the postgirl and Alice, the... normal person? I guess.
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Absym
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Abyss.
Absym is a unique souls-like that challenges you to survive between two dimensions: the decaying Nihilor and the corrupted Absymalith. Fight, explore, and use Rift Dancing to shift between worlds in real time. Every choice draws you closer to redemption... or corruption.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abyss.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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The Last Case of Benedict Fox Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Abyss.
Take on the last case of Benedict Fox and dive into a twisted world of secret organizations, forbidden rituals, and cold-blooded murders. Explore the memories of deceased victims as you search for clues and fight demons in this fantastical Lovecraftian Metroidvania.
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The Sirena Expedition
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Abyss.
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.