Single-player games like ALYSSA
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to ALYSSA, 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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Horror School Story
Single-player alternative to ALYSSA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALYSSA.
Immerse yourself in the foreboding atmosphere of Enspire School of Digital Art, brought to life with realistic graphics. Solve intricate puzzles and face psychological challenges to progress through the nightmarish school environment. FACE YOUR FEAR and ESCAPE THE NIGHT.
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Don't Be Afraid
Single-player alternative to ALYSSA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALYSSA.
Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to ALYSSA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALYSSA.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to ALYSSA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALYSSA.
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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Don't Be Afraid 2
Single-player alternative to ALYSSA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALYSSA.
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to ALYSSA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALYSSA.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
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Quod: Episode 1
Single-player alternative to ALYSSA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALYSSA.
"Quod" unfolds in a 1930s Texas prison. The main character must escape and uncover the truth. Brace yourself for eerie occurrences and solve intricate puzzles to unveil the terrifying secrets of this place.
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File Destined
Single-player alternative to ALYSSA — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ALYSSA.
Can this last case of Oliver, all be just a small part of a bigger picture? Gather clues, unravel the mystery behind the case and uncover the truth.