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Single-player games like The Guest

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to The Guest, 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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    Insider Threat — Steam game cover

    Insider Threat

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    Insider Threat is a first-person survival horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Maid — Steam game cover

    The Maid

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HAIGLA — Steam game cover

    HAIGLA

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guest.

    Confined to a wheelchair, explore a hospital pulled into a distorted world beneath reality. A slow psychological horror focused on exploration, tension, and the unsettling atmosphere of this place.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    The Ice Cream Shop — Steam game cover

    The Ice Cream Shop

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    The Evil Presence is an immersive first-person psychological horror game. After moving into a new house, a man experiences supernatural occurrences and discovers the untold history of the residence.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Visage — Steam game cover

    Visage

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    From The Darkness — Steam game cover

    From The Darkness

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Guest.

    From the darkness is a psychological horror game with a scary atmosphere, the game takes place in an old Soviet abandoned apartment.

    2021IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  7. 7
    File Destined — Steam game cover

    File Destined

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    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.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  8. 8
    Manivore — Steam game cover

    Manivore

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Guest.

    He doesn’t just hunt to kill. Manivore is not just a murderer, he is an artist. For him, death is not an outcome but a process. Can you uncover the truth within this twisted game, or will you be the next prey?

    2025Indie6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  9. 9
    Parasite — Steam game cover

    Parasite

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    Parasite is a non-linear retro platformer with a mix of action and puzzles. The player controls an alien worm wanting to get rid of a human space colony on his planet. There are multiple shapes to unlock and to switch between to facilitate the navigation and sabotage the complex.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Phasmophobia — Steam game cover

    Phasmophobia

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PT+ — Steam game cover

    PT+

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Guest.

    Use virtual reality to learn how to stretch and exercise your neck

    2020SportsStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  12. 12
    Ritual — Steam game cover

    Ritual

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    Ritual is a first-person psychological horror game. Immerse yourself in this sinister experience of terror, where everything familiar becomes strange to you, find the necessary elements to complete the ritual and solve the mystery.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    From Hell — Steam game cover

    From Hell

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    From Hell is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  14. 14
    The Empty Eyes — Steam game cover

    The Empty Eyes

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    The Empty Eyes is a first-person psychological horror experience that immerses you in an investigation steeped in mystery. Every step inside the house brings you closer to a hidden truth, while tension mounts and fear takes root in your mind.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Guest II — Steam game cover

    The Guest II

    Single-player alternative to The Guest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Guest.

    The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure6.20 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →