Single-player games like Dread Weight
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Dread Weight, 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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Cooking Companions
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
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Cabernet
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
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The NOexistenceN of you AND me
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
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Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Dread Weight.
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
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Hazy Mind
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dread Weight.
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
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The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy-
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dread Weight.
Kazutaka Kodaka and Kotaro Uchikoshi join forces for the first time to deliver the ULTIMATE adventure game! 15 students are tasked with defending a school from grotesque monsters for 100 days. Can they make it to the end? And will they survive long enough to uncover the truth?
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Cooking Companions: Appetizer Edition
Single-player alternative to Dread Weight — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Dread Weight.
Cabbage and the Chompettes want to play hide and seek! Can you find all five of them?