Single-player games like SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind, 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 Promethean Project
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This is an multi-perspective detective story and you are the centerpiece. With a narrator watching everything you do, bending his story to what you've uncovered, and failed experimental creatures hunting for new meat, will you survive to find the truth of what happened to your brother?
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Soul of Savarog
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind.
Soul of Savarog includes four of Twisted Universe's mobile horror thriller games. All of these plays tell the story of Savarog. Play Savarog, Savarog 2, Rule and Savarog 3 respectively.
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Dead Faces
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind.
Dead Faces is a mind bending psychological horror. Unravel Jack's disturbing mind, the faces from his past and the ultimate truth behind his actions. You must remember their faces.
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Infinitum: The Backrooms Story
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind.
INFINITUM is a horror open-world survival co-op story game for up to 4 players. Explore endless procedurally generated levels and uncover multiple endings, with every playthrough offering a unique experience.
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Project Looking Glass
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind.
1963. A classified experiment. A grieving mother with unnatural powers. Step into a first-person psychological horror told through the static of a Cold War-era monitor peering into the astral realm and beyond. Find out what happened to you and uncover the conspiracy they tried to bury.
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Night at the Office
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind.
You work late at the office not long after the death of a colleague. Throughout the night, all sorts of phenomenon begin to terrorize you, slowly uncovering the death of a fellow colleague. Who killed Joseph Anadam and why must you go through this trial to find out?
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Final Signal
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind.
A signal has been detected deep inside the Backrooms. Go on your first mission with PATROL, explore levels, avoid entities, and work together to find John B., before all that's left of him is his Final Signal.
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Heart attack
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind.
There are ghosts in the dark, in order to survive you need to light your way, but all the items for this are limited.
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Inferno Pathways
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind.
Descend into the abandoned metro in Inferno Pathways, a first-person psychological horror game. Navigate dark tunnels, solve puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Confront your deepest fears and piece together the haunting story of Mike Collins. Can you escape the darkness?
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Monolith: Dark Matter
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind.
A round-based FPS for 1–4 players set inside the Monolith — a brutalist complex shaped by living black matter. Fight escalating waves of its marionettes, earn points to unlock new sectors and build your arsenal, and uncover the route to a final encounter.
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Chess: Apex
Single-player alternative to SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind.
Just chess, refined.