Single-player games like The Basement
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Basement, 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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The Backrooms: Forsaken
Single-player alternative to The Basement — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Basement.
What would you do if you were trapped in a dimension of seemingly endless rooms that went on for eternity?
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The Backrooms : Lost Guest
Single-player alternative to The Basement — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Basement.
The Backrooms : Lost Guest is a visually realistic, co-op survival horror exploration game developed with UE5, supporting 1 – 6 players. Evade terrifying creatures and deadly hazards while solving room-based puzzles to find your way out of the Backrooms. A chilling adventure awaits you…
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Fisherman's House
Single-player alternative to The Basement — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Basement.
You have been kidnapped, and you don't know why and where you are. All you know is that you have to escape from this place before the fisherman kills you. In this house, you will find some items and puzzles that will help you escape from this house. Will you survive or get killed by the fisherman?
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A Normal Home İn Ohio
Single-player alternative to The Basement — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Basement.
A fabulous puzzle house escape game where you can experience Horror and Comedy together.
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Only One: BodyCam
Single-player alternative to The Basement — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Basement.
Immerse yourself in the chilling world of Only One, a spine-tingling horror experience that will leave you trembling with fear. Explore the depths of a haunted mansion, where darkness reigns and secrets lurk in every corner. Uncover the truth behind the paranormal occurrences.
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Lost Life : Origins
Single-player alternative to The Basement — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Basement.
"Lost Life : Origins" is a first-person survival horror experience that blends psychological tension, environmental storytelling, and strategic combat. Your journey is not about brute force, but perception, adaptation, and uncovering the truth buried beneath layers of reality.
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Downstairs 2 Nightfall
Single-player alternative to The Basement — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Basement.
Can you unlock the secrets of darkness and find out what happened to your girlfriend in Downstair 2 Nightfall, developed by the dreamers who harbor the mysterious secrets of history? I don't think so...
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PENGUIN HOTEL 2 -Snake Penguin Ambition-
Single-player alternative to The Basement — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Basement.
Mascot Horror: "Penguin Hotel" Chapter 2 The Snake Penguin is after you. Solve mysteries with a mysterious camera and push forward!
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The Gravehouse
Single-player alternative to The Basement — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Basement.
Take on the role of a defenseless man in this survival-horror game and experience frightening evil firsthand: A trap leads you straight into a gloomy mansion where gruesome things are going on. A creepy life and death adventure begins that will take you to dark cellars, jails and even worse places..