Single-player games like Downstairs
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Downstairs, 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
- 1
The Lifeline
Single-player alternative to Downstairs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
To escape this terrifying hospital, you must leave your fears behind. Can you do it? Explore, face zombies, use weapons, avoid traps, and react fast to survive.
- 2
LastWatch
Single-player alternative to Downstairs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
A first-person psychological survival horror set in an abandoned subway station. Monitor cameras, manage your sanity, and survive the night shift while something moves through the tunnels.
- 3
Eerie Dossier:the Haunted House Observation Log
Single-player alternative to Downstairs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Eerie Dossier:The Haunted House Observation Log is a click-based mouse game of the horror genre. You will assume the role of an employee engaged in monitoring strange occurrences, and reporting various anomalies through a control panel Some dark secrets will gradually emerge during your work process
- 4
Backrooms Protocol
Single-player alternative to Downstairs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Backrooms Protocol is a 1–4 player co-op horror game focused on exploration, research, and survival across the levels of the Backrooms.
- 5
Haze Together
Single-player alternative to Downstairs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
HAZE TOGETHER is a 1-4 player psychological survival horror game set in claustrophobic mines. Team up with friends, explore dangerous industrial facilities, and escape the darkness trying to consume you. Remember: the haze thickens every second, and you are not alone.
- 6
Whispers Of The Shadow
Single-player alternative to Downstairs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Detective Grace Lawson sets out immediately upon receiving a tip about her missing stepsister Amy, and when she gets there, she suddenly finds herself trapped inside the house. Now, Grace has only one goal: to find her missing sister and escape this nightmare.
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Moved mind
Single-player alternative to Downstairs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Moved mind is a first person narrative psychological horror game, where you will be the subject of a psychological experiment where you will have to face your fears and differentiate reality from the symptoms of your illness.
- 8
Y. Village - The Visitors
Single-player alternative to Downstairs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Downstairs.
Batu, tormented by nightmares, is lured to a nameless village via cryptic letters. Investigating the village's secrets with just one friend, he wakes one night to discover his ally gone. He must now locate his friend and elude the village's dark mysteries.
- 9
Downstairs 2 Nightfall
Single-player alternative to Downstairs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Downstairs.
Can you unlock the secrets of darkness and find out what happened to your girlfriend in Downstair 2 Nightfall, developed by the dreamers who harbor the mysterious secrets of history? I don't think so...