Single-player games like Carnival Massacre
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Carnival Massacre, 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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Litmustest
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Carnival Massacre.
Litmustest is a Horror Search Action game. Search every room, manage your inventory, solve puzzles and fight the dangers spawning from the depths of this facility. Fixed camera angles and Tank Controls. A limited inventory that forces real decisions about what you carry and what you leave behind.
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Departure of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Massacre.
Pure determination to save her brother keeps Emma in this parasite-infected airport. Scavenge, unravel, and slaughter your way through Departure of Darkness, a 90s survival-horror throwback. Tread lightly when rescuing the survivors or you’ll succumb to the hive mind…
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THE MUTE HOUSE
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Carnival Massacre.
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
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Heartworm
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Massacre.
Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
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Echoes of the Living
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Massacre.
Echoes of the Living is a dark Classic Survival Horror inspired by the greatest hits from the 90's focused on reimagining visual horror, your goal is to make it out alive while uncovering the truth about the incident.
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Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Carnival Massacre.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
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Fear the Spotlight
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Massacre.
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
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SENSEs: Midnight
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Massacre.
As occult researcher Uesugi Kaho, discover the secret of the "Midnight Door" while avoiding the grip of it’s victims’ corrupted spirits. Inspired by classic survival horror titles; explore, investigate and survive a terrifying and deadly night in the abandoned Ikebukuro Walking Park.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Carnival Massacre.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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Tormented Souls
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Carnival Massacre.
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Carnival Massacre.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Heathen
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Enter the keep and hunt down the fallen lord who took everything from you. As you descend, a deeper evil reveals itself—an ancient horror never meant for mortal eyes. Heathen is a dark fantasy dungeon crawler inspired by classic ARPGs. One town. One dungeon. A descent into madness.
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Alisa
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Massacre.
Alisa is a Horror-themed Action Adventure game and a genuine throwback to the golden age of 90s 3D games.
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Resident Evil 2
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Carnival Massacre.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
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Resident Evil 3
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Carnival Massacre.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
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Dead Awake
Single-player alternative to Carnival Massacre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carnival Massacre.
You fell asleep in class. You woke up in The Purgatory. Explore a nightmarish world between life and death, manage limited resources, and fight dreadful creatures in a desperate attempt to make it home safe.