Single-player games like DeathWatchers
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to DeathWatchers, 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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DEATHWATCH
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DeathWatchers.
You've been tasked to observe supposedly haunted locations. Observe and log paranormal events and use the tools at your disposal to gather data on any potential paranormal threats and exterminate them if necessary.
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Ghostbane
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DeathWatchers.
Ghostbane, is a Co-Op horror game for 1-4 players. Detect paranormal activity, collect evidence of ghosts, hunt ghosts by rituals, and conduct detailed investigations about ghosts in your main base.
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Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DeathWatchers.
"Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.
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SEVERANCE
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DeathWatchers.
Severance is a 1-5 player paranormal investigation game… with a twist. Use tools and equipment to identify the correct ghost type while a dangerous, violent entity hunts you down. The twist? YOU can become the ghost. Choose Ghost AI, or an asymmetrical mode where a player takes the Ghost role.
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The Other Side
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DeathWatchers.
The Other Side is a co-op psychological thriller for up to 6 players. Your goal is to investigate haunted locations using modern ghost hunting equipment, gather evidence, identify entities, and cleanse them from the location. Customize your character, headquarters, and more.
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Bureau of Contacts
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DeathWatchers.
"Bureau of Contacts" - ghost-hunting game for 1-4 players, in which you'll encounter 2 enemies at once - location itself and the ghosts with most human-like intelligence ever. So...look around and watch what you say!
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The Devourer: Hunted Souls
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DeathWatchers.
Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?
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Ghost Janitors
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DeathWatchers.
Ghost Janitors is a multiplayer psychological horror game for 1-4 players. Your job? Cleaning haunted houses while avoiding terrifying monsters. Ready to face the spine-tingling challenge with your team?
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DeathWatchers.
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.
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I'm on Observation Duty
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DeathWatchers.
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to DeathWatchers — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DeathWatchers.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.