Single-player games like Drowned Lake
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Drowned Lake, 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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DREDGE
Single-player alternative to Drowned Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Drowned Lake.
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
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UMIGARI | ウミガリ
Single-player alternative to Drowned Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drowned Lake.
UMIGARI is a first-person harpoon fishing game set in the foggy waters off the coast of Japan. Hunt fish with your harpoon, sell your catch, buy fuel, and upgrade your gear. Alone at sea, the more you explore, the stranger the fish become.
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The Alien Cube
Single-player alternative to Drowned Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drowned Lake.
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
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The Coma 3: Bloodlines
Single-player alternative to Drowned Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drowned Lake.
Welcome to the world of The Coma 3: Bloodlines. In this realm of shadows rumors and urban legends become reality, and danger lurks around every corner. If a living intruder dies here, their body will be severed from their spirit and never wake again ...
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Drowned Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drowned Lake.
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.
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Lamentum
Single-player alternative to Drowned Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drowned Lake.
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Darkwood
Single-player alternative to Drowned Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Drowned Lake.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Drowned Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drowned Lake.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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TELEFORUM
Single-player alternative to Drowned Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Drowned Lake.
TELEFORUM is a found-footage-styled horror game exploring the unknown side of media. You’re visiting a widow’s apartment to conduct an interview about her husband's death. But that’s not the main reason why you’re here. It’s all about the tape, isn’t it?
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Sigils of Nightfall
Single-player alternative to Drowned Lake — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Sigils of Nightfall is a roguelike deckbuilder that combines dungeon crawling with elements of the award-winning RPG, Mörk Borg. Embark on a dark journey, improve your character, and survive the horrors that will unleash the world's end.