Single-player games like VAGUE
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to VAGUE, 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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Parasomnia: No REM
Single-player alternative to VAGUE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with VAGUE.
Parasomnia: No REM is a psychological horror game where sleepwalking pulls you into realities twisted by childhood trauma. Explore two interconnected worlds, solve puzzles, and survive the horrors hidden inside your own mind.
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Lucid Falls
Single-player alternative to VAGUE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with VAGUE.
Manipulate gravity, space and time, and survive terrifying nightmares in a deeply atmospheric lucid dream. Facing terrifying creatures, and solving challenges that bend reality, every moment reveals more of the dark truth behind Lucid Falls.
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DYSTHANASIA
Single-player alternative to VAGUE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VAGUE.
You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.
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The Norwood Suite
Single-player alternative to VAGUE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with VAGUE.
Explore the mysterious Hotel Norwood in this surreal first-person adventure. Curious characters, forgotten secrets, and head-nodding music await your arrival.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to VAGUE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with VAGUE.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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Eschaton
Single-player alternative to VAGUE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VAGUE.
Eschaton is a short, experimental, surreal first-person exploration game. Explore the 'aftermath' of a cult ritual in the grounds of a manor in the remote and picturesque Scottish Highlands.
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to VAGUE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with VAGUE.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
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The Occultist
Single-player alternative to VAGUE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with VAGUE.
The Occultist is a first-person narrative thriller. You play as Alan Rebels, a paranormal investigator who travels to an abandoned British island after his father's disappearance. Explore Godstone island, face supernatural entities, and uncover long-buried occult rituals.