Single-player games like Shadow of Ether
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow of Ether, 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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Silent
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadow of Ether.
It's a different way to feel the emotion of fear. While playing a game, even the slightest sound will cause you to start the game from the beginning. While you are trying to solve a mysterious case, you have an accident on the forest road. You must find a way out of the forest.
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Chaperone
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
Chaperone is a first-person psychological horror game. The events are completely real. Supernatural events taking place in an atmospheric and constricting closed house, events of unknown cause. You can enjoy being scared to the fullest.
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This Flash Contains Horrors
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
Psychological horror collection, which includes 5 games: GambleHeart, ROMASHKA, You Are Doxxed, B*tch!, LOOP and COLORFOOD Inc. These are stories about anxiety, pressure, and internal tension linked by a shared atmosphere.
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Show Yourself (Director's Cut)
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
A psychological horror where Charlie will have to deal with his memories and his demons... but are they really demons? Who can Charlie trust? The flying brain or the mysterious voice? Every choice matters and will lead you to a different ending
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Chester: Into The Light
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
Your once favorite plush toy now stalks your dreams. Find your way out of the nightmares each night, and bring your fears into the light.
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Horror Gallery
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadow of Ether.
Immerse yourself in a sinister narrative as you piece together the story through hints in this eerie place. Every step you take inches you closer to the truth.Will you uncover the chilling truth?
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Sense of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
Where am I? Is it a dream? The afterlife? Or just a hallucination? You have a rare chance to experience awakening in this adventure VR game. Are you ready to step into the darkness and discover what lies beyond the veil?
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My Splitting Image
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
A psychological horror where you play a man who can no longer even recognize his own reflection, tormented and at the same time welcomed by a mysterious figure with a book embedded in his face.