Single-player games like Tale of the Shadow World
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tale of the Shadow World, 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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She Doesn't Walk
Single-player alternative to Tale of the Shadow World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
She's following you, but your fear keeps you from looking back. You must focus on the path ahead to escape the forest in this Survival-Horror, or risk exploring to find closure.
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Venge
Single-player alternative to Tale of the Shadow World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...
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Rooten
Single-player alternative to Tale of the Shadow World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.
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Mirror Forge
Single-player alternative to Tale of the Shadow World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Single-player alternative to Tale of the Shadow World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
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Kona
Single-player alternative to Tale of the Shadow World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
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MADiSON VR
Single-player alternative to Tale of the Shadow World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
MADiSON VR now plunges you even deeper into its immersive and terrifying world. With the utilization of an instant camera in your virtual hands, bridge the gap between our world and the unknown. Snap photos, develop them by yourself to solve puzzles, explore the shadows and above all, survive.
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Bendy and the Dark Revival
Single-player alternative to Tale of the Shadow World — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Tale of the Shadow World.
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.