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Single-player games like The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows, 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 Clown's Forest — Steam game cover

    The Clown's Forest

    Single-player alternative to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows.

    You play as Michael, an 18-Year-old College Student, who had gone camping with his friends over the weekend, although, unfortunately for them, it turned from a peaceful getaway to a fight for survival.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition — Steam game cover

    Yuppie Psycho: Executive Edition

    Single-player alternative to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows.

    Join Brian Pasternack on his first working day at Sintracorp. Uncertain, unprepared, and massively unqualified, will Pasternack have what it takes to shine in Sintracorp’s hierarchy? It all depends on how he performs on his first assignment… and whether he survives it.

    2019IndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ib — Steam game cover

    Ib

    Single-player alternative to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows.

    A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.

    2022IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CORPUS EDAX — Steam game cover

    CORPUS EDAX

    Single-player alternative to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows.

    An immersive first-person-melee RPG where you create your character and fight, talk or sneak your way out of confrontation. From concrete buildings to futuristic environments - start from the bottom and make your way through narrative missions to the top of the city in a bid for control.

    2024ActionAdventureRPG16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    House of Rules — Steam game cover

    House of Rules

    Single-player alternative to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows.

    Congratulations! You're hired as a new waterer in Black Kiwa. Water the plants, and we'll pay you 30 G per hour. You'll never find any other job this generous. No, we're not hiding anything from you. If you just follow the work protocols and stay out of trouble, everything will be fine.

    2021IndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ALONE — Steam game cover

    ALONE

    Single-player alternative to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows.

    You have to help a guy named Yeongchul trapped inside his home, navigate the house to protect himself from suspicious person.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Souls of Chronos — Steam game cover

    Souls of Chronos

    Single-player alternative to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows.

    The Apocalypse shattered a world in disarray. Facing his impending death, a young boy named Sid crossed paths with Torii, a girl who feeds on the energy of time. In the harbour town of Astella, a mysterious adventure is about to unfold along with the investigation of an unusual crime...

    2023ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story — Steam game cover

    Sense - 不祥的预感: A Cyberpunk Ghost Story

    Single-player alternative to The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Clown's Forest 2: Waking Shadows.

    A 2.5D horror game inspired by Clock Tower and Fatal Frame, mixing cyberpunk with traditional Cantonese folklore. With careful attention to pacing, atmosphere and storytelling, Sense hopes to return the horror genre to its roots by celebrating visceral horror and the slow, fearful creep of dread.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →