Single-player games like Department 14
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Department 14, 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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Cold House
Single-player alternative to Department 14 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
The protagonist gets into a car accident and is forced to take shelter from the cold in an abandoned house, waiting for warmer temperatures, where it will soon turn out that he is not alone at all..
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Mirror Layers
Single-player alternative to Department 14 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
Mirror Layers is a first person social horror game. Cooperate with other players through an in-game social network to solve challenging puzzles.Explore to uncover the mystery behind Apartment 12 and its horrific and distorted mirror reality.
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Among Ashes
Single-player alternative to Department 14 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
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BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW
Single-player alternative to Department 14 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Department 14.
BrokenLore: UNFOLLOW is a first-person psychological horror game that explores the impact social media has on mental health through the story of Anne, a victim of bullying trapped in a surreal nightmare where she must solve a dark mystery and confront sinister creatures.
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Left Alone
Single-player alternative to Department 14 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
Left Alone plunges you into a first-person psychological horror journey, where darkness and memories intertwine. As secrets emerge from shadows, use your wits to solve puzzles and explore haunting, forgotten locations. Every step echoes with the past; can you face the truths that await?
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The Black Ice
Single-player alternative to Department 14 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Department 14.
A survival horror game where every breath could be your last. Explore a sinister Antarctic complex, unravel its mysteries, and try to survive before the darkness consumes you.
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Massacre At The Mirage
Single-player alternative to Department 14 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
For less than the price of a movie ticket, experience your very own horror-fueled slasher flick in Massacre at the Mirage. Step into The Mirage cinema and face a chilling nightmare, where staff and patrons must survive a masked killer's rampage.
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Within Skerry
Single-player alternative to Department 14 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Department 14.
The Accumulation of Evil is an ancient book stating that if enough evil energy is concentrated in a single area, a dark force may be born.Humans can sometimes be very horrible creatures - but sometimes, it is taken a bit too far.