Single-player games like The Old House
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Old House, 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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Bad Dream: Afterlife
Single-player alternative to The Old House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Old House.
You're back, but the entire dream is empty. All residents have evacuated, and the reason is you. The walls are covered with a number of hurtful messages, but the most common one is - "You can keep the whole city to yourself, but DON'T FOLLOW US, YOU MONSTER!"
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Diary: White
Single-player alternative to The Old House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Old House.
Diary: White is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. Explore from a collapsing school to a gloomy house, and collect clues to solve mysteries. Hide from dark entities, survive terrifying hallucinations, and make a final life-or-death choice to determine your own fate.
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Signal
Single-player alternative to The Old House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Old House.
A terminal operator sim with no tutorial. Route messages, infer the rules from failure and repetition, and survive the loop.
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RUNT
Single-player alternative to The Old House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Old House.
RUNT is a rural gothic visual novel mystery where you follow the story of Runt, the youngest of five brothers, surviving a monstrous post-apocalypse.
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Corpse Party (2021)
Single-player alternative to The Old House — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary in Corpse Party (2021), the horror cult classic now updated for the next generation.
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Bad Dream: Coma
Single-player alternative to The Old House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Old House.
Welcome in Bad Dream: Coma. A point & click game where unique minimalistic art style creates an unforgettable and atmospheric experience. Travel through the surreal and disturbing dreamland where everything depends on your actions. You can't die but you can suffer greatly...
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The Room Three
Single-player alternative to The Old House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Old House.
Lured to a remote island, you find yourself confined within the rooms of an ominous mansion. You must draw upon all your puzzle-solving ability to navigate a series of trials devised by a mysterious figure known only as “The Craftsman”. Do you have what it takes to escape?
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a pet shop after dark
Single-player alternative to The Old House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Old House.
PETSITTER WANTED. A horror point-and-click adventure game. Water the plants, feed the pets, and DON'T turn off the lights.
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Dungeon Journey
Single-player alternative to The Old House — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Dungeon Journey is a dungeon-themed endless runner game featuring obstacle jumping and slime combat in a highly minimalist design.