Single-player games like Silent Nights
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Silent Nights, 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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Abandoned Souls
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Nights.
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
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Christmas Nightmare
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Nights.
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
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There's Something In The Ice
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Nights.
In 2015, three scientists at the Antarctic research station "Zarya" drilled into the ice to a depth of 2 kilometers and took samples for study... It seems that what they found was not at all what they were looking for...
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Life after Death
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Nights.
Do you remember the scares that chased you in childhood? How did your limbs shake with fear, take your breath away, and you couldn't do anything about it? I invite you to live it all over again!
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CALLUS
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Silent Nights.
Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.
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Father's Day
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Silent Nights.
"Father's Day" - a psychological thriller that is a spin-off and prequel to the game "Find Yourself". The dream of living happily ever after was destroyed after Phil lost his wife and son. Obsessed with the desire to return them, he develops a plan.
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The Cursed Tape
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Nights.
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
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Witch's Doll
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Nights.
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.
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September 7th
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Silent Nights.
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
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Scary Granny
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Silent Nights.
**"It Seems That We Will Never Leave Here!"**
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Reflection
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Silent Nights.
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
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In My Head
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Nights.
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
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The Strange Lights
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Nights.
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
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The Dark Gift
Single-player alternative to Silent Nights — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Nights.
The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.