Single-player games like Midnight Shift
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Midnight Shift, 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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Bugged Out
Single-player alternative to Midnight Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.
Battle hordes of insects plaguing your neighborhood and don't... I repeat, don't let them climb up your face! Stay vigilant and avoid getting 'Bugged Out' as you navigate this pest-ridden world.
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Satan Santa
Single-player alternative to Midnight Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Midnight Shift.
Satan Santa is a first-person horror walking simulator where you play as a child trapped in a Christmas nightmare. The jolly Santa you once knew has become a bloodthirsty demon, and now you must fight for survival through an eerie house and a forest filled with horrors.
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Lost Hopes: Day of Betrayal
Single-player alternative to Midnight Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.
19 year old Chloe was left at her grandparents George and Helen's country house for a few days due to her parents' trip abroad. Little did she know that this short vacation would turn into a nightmare where she must pay the price of an old betrayal.
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The Sushi Bar | 寿司バー
Single-player alternative to Midnight Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.
The Sushi Bar | 寿司バー is a Japanese-style horror game where you play as a sushi chef working the night shift.
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Nevermind This
Single-player alternative to Midnight Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.
Step into the world of "Nevermind this", a heart-pumping horror where confusion, chaos, fear, distraction and even fun come together for an unique game experience, in a cursed hut from old Lumberjack. Don't let them mess with your mind.
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Shhh!
Single-player alternative to Midnight Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.
Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)
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Project Songbird
Single-player alternative to Midnight Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.
Project Songbird is a cinematic first-person narrative horror game set in the Appalachian forest. Take on the role of Dakota, a musician who must record their new album in a remote log cabin amidst a writer's block. Take caution, however. These woods were never empty...
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Box of Broken Nails
Single-player alternative to Midnight Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.
First-person psychological horror about ignorance and attempts. Protect yourself as a lone carpenter, hastily look for materials in your house to board up a door that shouldn’t exist. At any cost.
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Distorted Minds
Single-player alternative to Midnight Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Midnight Shift.
Distorted Minds is a chilling anthology of SGG’s original psychological horror stories. Seemingly harmless tales twist into something far darker, each branching into multiple endings and hiding secrets that were never meant to be uncovered.