Single-player games like The Mothering
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Mothering, 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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ZHITEN
Single-player alternative to The Mothering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mothering.
Some villages aren't just abandoned, they are cursed. Zhiten, a victim of clashing cults, awakens from its slumber with Nikolay's return. While Nikolay searches for traces of the past, he will be forced to meet the village's new owners.
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The Jurassic Labyrinth
Single-player alternative to The Mothering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mothering.
A psychological horror puzzle game set in a living labyrinth that adapts to your choices. Solve shifting mechanisms, navigate ever-changing corridors, and evade a relentless presence that learns your behavior as you try to escape.
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THE MADHOUSE | Infected Mansion
Single-player alternative to The Mothering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mothering.
THE MADHOUSE | Infected Mansion is a survival horror game. Contains Fear, Stealth, Exploration/Puzzle solving, Item management. Moreover "Multiple First-Person Views" provides a new level of fear, immersion, strategy. Steal the vision of "something" lurking in the abandoned house and try to survive.
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Those Who Remain
Single-player alternative to The Mothering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mothering.
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
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Bughouse
Single-player alternative to The Mothering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mothering.
Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!
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Hollow Cocoon
Single-player alternative to The Mothering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mothering.
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
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White Day 2: The Flower That Tells Lies - Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to The Mothering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mothering.
Return to Yeondu High School and uncover the dark truth that remained hidden in this direct sequel to the Korean horror classic. Investigate bizarre phenomena, evade bloodthirsty killers, and unravel a twisting narrative spread across three unnerving episodes.
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Absolute Fear -AOONI- / 最恐 -青鬼-
Single-player alternative to The Mothering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mothering.
20 years after the birth of the legendary horror game "AOONI"... A completely new first-person, 3D horror stealth action "Absolute Fear -AOONI-" is now available! Players take on the role of a younger sister searching for her older sister in a mysterious mansion where AOONI roam.
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The Cullfield Ritual
Single-player alternative to The Mothering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Mothering.
Take part in a dangerous ritual game that requires you to travel between reality and the "Spiritual Realm"