Single-player games like The House
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The 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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CRUELTY
Single-player alternative to The House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The House.
"CRUELTY" is a Japanese-made splatter horror. You were in an accident and lost consciousness. The moment you wake up, you find yourself in a nightmare world, one that is not of this Earth. In an abattoir ruled by madness, horrific scenes unfold, and inescapable terror awaits you.
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Paranormal Cleanup
Single-player alternative to The House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The House.
Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!
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Calvar - The Darkest Gate
Single-player alternative to The House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The House.
Calvar – The Darkest Gate is a relentless first-person horror descent into madness, illusion, and decay. Crafted by a dedicated two-man team, this passion project drags you into a world where reality fractures and every step feels forbidden. Nothing is certain. No one is safe.
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Misery Mansion
Single-player alternative to The House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The House.
Misery Mansion is a first-person survival horror game. After your car broke down you find yourself helpless in a forest. All alone you will search for help in the dark. You will discover and explore a mysterious old mansion. But soon all you want is to escape the horrors within.
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Malum
Single-player alternative to The House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The House.
Malum is the premier C-list horror game. Run from a motely collection of bizarre demons then summon in some guns to turn the tables on them. Best enjoyed with friends.
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NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain
Single-player alternative to The House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The House.
NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain is a four-player co-op survival horror game based on "Yokai", supernatural beings from Japanese folklore. Trapped in a cursed domain, you and your companions must work together to endure the curse and find a way to escape, all the while hiding from the roaming yokai.
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Y. Village - The Visitors
Single-player alternative to The House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The House.
Batu, tormented by nightmares, is lured to a nameless village via cryptic letters. Investigating the village's secrets with just one friend, he wakes one night to discover his ally gone. He must now locate his friend and elude the village's dark mysteries.
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KAMLA
Single-player alternative to The House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The House.
Find a way out of an old mansion as a priest, you have been tasked to exorcise a woman who has been possessed. Solve puzzles and complete objectives to cure her demonic possession in this SURVIVAL HORROR experience.