Single-player games like Phenom
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Phenom, 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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Root Of Evil
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Survive and destroy the devastating Root that is growing and crawling around the cracks and crevasses of the Hotel. Using whatever tools you have to keep your self alive. Find the antidote that will destroy it or die trying.
- 2
Maze Escape
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phenom.
This game is to escape the maze while avoiding zombies and obstacles. Use the item and remember the way you came to escape from the maze. Good luck.
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Obscula
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Face the fears lurking in the dark. Obscula is a psychological horror experience that tells the story of someone seeking the truth but finding themselves trapped in a nightmare. There's no escape, only answers… but are you ready for the truth?
- 4
Dead Seater
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Explore the halls and travel deeper into the Vincent estate, but beware what lurks there. Father is coming home.
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Pyromaniac
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
- 7
LOST ZION
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Lost Zion is an atmospheric cyberpunk horror game. Awakened by a faint signal as a service bot, explore the forsaken megacity of Lost Zion. Uncover the Emperor's horrific secrets. Obey your sole command: Activate the Gravity Core.
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The Heilwald Loophole
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Phenom.
The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...
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MEGA
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
This is a short story about humanity's last attempt to resist nature. Cities lie in ruins, there are traces of huge claws everywhere - once disturbed by people, giants began to wreak havoc around the world. But is there a solution?...
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Climber
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
This is a little adventure in the depths of a mysterious cave. Try on the role of a rescuer and try to save the lives of a team of missing cavers as quickly as possible. You will need concentration, discipline and strong hands, because the owners of these depths do not like uninvited guests.
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On the other side
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Take on the role of a modern exorcist in this realistic ghost hunting horror. You have to fulfill contracts related to paranormal phenomena. Your main weapon is an old camera that can shoot what is not visible to the human eye.
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Mannequin machine
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
"Mannequin machine" is a first-person psychological horror game with camera effects that tells the story of working in a mannequin factory. Beware of the evil at the heart of the plant, it drives its victims crazy
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Deep Hell
Single-player alternative to Phenom — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phenom.
Immerse yourself in a dark dense forest in which terrible inexplicable things happen. You will have to find the missing people's belongings by following the coordinates left in the notes of the missing brother. Someone or something lives in the forest and changes everyone who goes there.