Single-player games like HOW
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to HOW, 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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Don't Leave
Single-player alternative to HOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HOW.
Welcome to a mysterious adventure where justice and the supernatural intertwine! Judge Harlan, in his old country cottage, faces a mysterious presence after his mother's sudden departure. Explore justice's limits in this extraordinary tale!
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Satan Moans
Single-player alternative to HOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HOW.
Are you ready for an adrenaline-fueled adventure with "Satan Moans"? In this horror-packed game, you'll explore the supernatural events surrounding a teenager returning home in the dead of night. Are you ready to dive into a suspenseful universe?
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Barbotine
Single-player alternative to HOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOW.
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
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Psychopomp GOLD
Single-player alternative to HOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with HOW.
Psychopomp is BACK. The catacombs stretch down farther than ever before. Your entire life has been a lie. Delve into the depths, and discover the horrors that lie below. More realms, more modes, more secrets. An ancient voice calls to you from the center of the earth. Will you answer it?
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Hatch
Single-player alternative to HOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOW.
"Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.
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Pacify
Single-player alternative to HOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with HOW.
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
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Mirror Forge
Single-player alternative to HOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOW.
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
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stikir
Single-player alternative to HOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with HOW.
This game is about making this game.