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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The Chaput's Baby
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
The Chaput Baby is a first-person horror game. Play as Samantha, hired to care for the Chaput family's baby. Take on a babysitting night in a former church as you unravel deep secrets about one of the oldest families in the city.
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Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
In this story focused horror game, you are a priest! And you need to help a family with their cursed house, explore, follow your visions, find the root, and exorcize it!
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Sleepover at Sam’s
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
You’re invited to a birthday sleepover in May 1985. But when the laughter fades, the nightmare begins. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive the night in this psychological horror inspired by MADiSON and Stranger Things.
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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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ZHITEN
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
Some villages aren't just abandoned, they are cursed. Zhiten, a victim of clashing cults, awakens from its slumber with Nikolay's return. While Nikolay searches for traces of the past, he will be forced to meet the village's new owners.
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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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Medium Chronicles: Room 644
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
You must speak to survive. But speaking might kill you. Whisper rituals into your microphone — while a demon hunts every sound you make.
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Recycling Factory
Single-player alternative to Shadow of Ether — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of Ether.
Your goal in this horror game is simple: collect bodies, get rid of them, and find a way out. But in this dark place, everything is dangerous. Solve puzzles and escape the fear that surrounds you.