Single-player games like Buried
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Buried, 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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DON'T SCREAM
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
If you scream, you restart. A jumpscare horror simulator where you walk through a pitch black forest and escape by reaching 8:00 AM.
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Psalm 5:9-13
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
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Shhh!
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
Explore haunted locations with your VHS camera—but stay silent! Any noise could be your last. (Microphone required)
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The Stalked 2
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?
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Abandoned Souls
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
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Dread Neighbor
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
Dread Neighbor is a first-person, multi-perspective psychological horror game. Play as a young woman living alone in an unusually cheap apartment. As the days pass, combat the overwhelming sense of unease, malice, and the unshakable feeling that you’re being watched from every crack in the room.
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Partum Artifex
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A first-person atmospheric horror-puzzle game that focuses on the narrative to tie together the gruesome world with creative puzzles. Explore the mind of a twisted serial killer who wants nothing else than to show his work of art as well as tell his story to the world.
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Is Simon There?
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
A few months have passed since the death of my son, Simon. Ever since that tragic day, I find myself falling into the darkest emotions I could ever imagine. I am haunted everyday with what I have done; But sometimes, I am haunted by more than just my emotions...
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Confabulation
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
Your memory is fading. Things around your home keep changing; they are not what they appear to be. Find what is wrong, take pictures to restore your memory. Try to remember. Learn what you have forgotten, learn what has happened. It is not what it seems to be.
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Confabulation: Homestead
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
Horror puzzle game with spot-the-difference elements for survival. Complete interesting puzzles throughout your home to gain access to more areas and unlock more of the story all while using your modified camera to survive the threat that is lurking.
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The Gravedigger
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
You're hired to dig up graves at a local church, looting valuables while demonic activity escalates. You must find and return all the burnt bones to stop the demonic activity. Each night you will dig for valuables to find bones, fend off growing corruption, and survive to solve the mystery.
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The Anomaly Experiment
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
Sentenced to life in prison, you’re offered freedom by joining a trial for a new drug. The experiment is simple: enter the room, observe, and identify what has changed. Complete all tasks, and your sentence is commuted. But, the further you go, the more unsettling your reality becomes.
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FiND ME
Single-player alternative to Buried — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Buried.
Play Find Me, a hide and seek horror game where a young girl is hiding in a house and wants to be found! So is... something else. Search the rooms, pay attention and listen closely. Find her to complete a round. Complete 8 rounds to win. Just make sure you don't find... them.