Single-player games like The house of the missing hands
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The house of the missing hands, 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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CONFINED: Leaving OKB-134
Single-player alternative to The house of the missing hands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The house of the missing hands.
CONFINED: Leaving OKB-134 is a Horror/Puzzle Adventure for PC and VR set in an abandoned soviet bunker. Reactivate power, lights and complex machinery. Learn about long-gone personnel, solve riddles and find a way to escape. But stay quiet! You’re not alone.
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I'm on Observation Duty 3
Single-player alternative to The house of the missing hands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The house of the missing hands.
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to The house of the missing hands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The house of the missing hands.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
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Last Labyrinth
Single-player alternative to The house of the missing hands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The house of the missing hands.
SAW meets ICO in this haunting and intimate VR title. Players must work together with a mysterious girl who speaks a foreign language to escape a mansion full of hidden dangers.
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Spectral Scream
Single-player alternative to The house of the missing hands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The house of the missing hands.
Spectral Scream is a 1-4 player cooperative horror exploration game. Are you ready to face death in the maw of purgatory? Your goal is to find key items in each chapter and retrieve the orb. But be careful! Threatening and vicious creatures await you at every stage.
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Never Again
Single-player alternative to The house of the missing hands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The house of the missing hands.
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
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Don't Knock Twice
Single-player alternative to The house of the missing hands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The house of the missing hands.
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
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Fear the Spotlight
Single-player alternative to The house of the missing hands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The house of the missing hands.
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…