Single-player games like The Abyss
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Abyss, 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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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Abyss.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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Detention
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Abyss.
Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.
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Sorry We're Closed
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Abyss.
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
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Luto
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Abyss.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
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Rusty Lake: Roots
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Abyss.
Experience the beginning and end of characters' lives and build your own family tree! Rusty Lake: Roots is the second premium point-and-click adventure by the creators of the Cube Escape series and Rusty Lake Hotel.
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Abyss.
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
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Bendy and the Dark Revival
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
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Stela
Single-player alternative to The Abyss — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Abyss.
Stela is a cinematic, atmospheric platformer about a young woman witnessing the final days of a mysterious ancient world.