Single-player games like Stab
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Stab, 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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Evil Officer
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Stab.
You are kidnapped and locked up in Jail. Can you escape? Well, it's not gonna be easy when the Evil Officer is roaming around!
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The Backrooms: Liminal Reality
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
Explore the backrooms and liminal spaces while trying to find your way out while you fight with the feeling like you are in a dream, or if you have just entered one of your own.
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Anomaly
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
Anomaly is a horror game inspired by Scanner Somber, the Garry's Mod game mode LiDAR, LiDAR.EXE, and The Backrooms. Try to escape from the level that you are in by finding keys and the exit, while not being killed by the Anomaly!
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No Haste
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
No Haste is a survival horror game. Sneak into a shopping mall to steal, be discreet and smart and don't get caught by the Rist creature!
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OVRDARK: a Do Not Open story
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
OVRDARK: Dive into the chilling sequel to 'DO NOT OPEN' in this intense VR experience. Explore a cursed mansion, face your former companion turned ruthless enemy, and unravel dark secrets. Can you survive the ultimate horror in virtual reality?
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Into The Abyss
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Stab.
(Currently being REMADE/Remastered) A 1st-person survival horror game. Explore and find your way through horrific environments. Find clues and solve puzzles to advance. Running might be the best way to stay alive.
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RealEscape
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Stab.
Enter The Lethe, a forsaken asylum where reality and nightmare blur. In RealEscape, solve puzzles, uncover dark secrets, and face terrifying challenges alone or with friends in multiplayer and find your escape room player type. Can you escape the twisted maze, or will you become another lost soul?
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Cave Of Horrors
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Stab.
Explore and discover the secrets of a non-linear cave. Document everything you find in your logbook. You cannot return unless you find every single information about every monster, plant, ore and point of interest.
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Trash Horror Collection
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stab.
Welcome to a true 80's trash horror experience. This collection has 10 short horror games that you can freely choose which one you want to play.
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Shhh!
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)
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Red Valley
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
"Red Valley" is a silent hill-inspired short game with 80s trash horror elements.
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Tales Beyond The Tomb - Route 86
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
A psychological horror anthology inspired by real-life cases. In Route 86, a group of friends ends up in a remote nightmare. Explore, hide, and survive in this first-person experience with multiple playable characters and rising tension.
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Tales Beyond The Tomb - White Silence
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
Years after a tragic expedition, investigator Aleksei Morozov returns to the frozen mountains to uncover the truth. But some trails should never be followed...
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Tales Beyond The Tomb - The Farm's Secret
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
Dragged into a web of secrets and lies, Samantha seems to be part of a puzzle impossible to solve. What once seemed obvious soon turns into something far more sinister, and the line between villain and victim begins to blur.
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Tales Beyond The Tomb - The Last Vigil
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
Nick Harrison, a new security guard at the Guadalupe Cemetery, believes he is taking on a peaceful night shift. However, as night falls, he soon discovers he was very wrong. Nick realizes the cemetery holds more than just the dead.
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Evil is Back
Single-player alternative to Stab — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Stab.
"Evil is Back" is a retelling of the movies "Evil Dead 1 and 2"... With everything a low budget short film should have. For fans of 80's trash horror movies.