Single-player games like EarWorm
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to EarWorm, 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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Invasion of The Halloween Fiends
Single-player alternative to EarWorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EarWorm.
Invasion of The Halloween Fiends is a First-Person Retro horror game that takes place on Halloween Night. Strangers keep visiting you looking for candy. Some of them may not be so friendly. Will you be able to survive Halloween Night?
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Lair of Torment
Single-player alternative to EarWorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EarWorm.
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
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Cave Crawler
Single-player alternative to EarWorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with EarWorm.
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
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REVEIL
Single-player alternative to EarWorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EarWorm.
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
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A Simple Garbage Sorting Game
Single-player alternative to EarWorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EarWorm.
We are recruiting a large number of testers from around the world to participate in an unprecedented secret experiment.. Join us and embark on this journey of exploration that is crucial to survival. In this unknown experiment, your choices will determine the fate of the Earth.
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Barbotine
Single-player alternative to EarWorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EarWorm.
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to EarWorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EarWorm.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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Christmas Story
Single-player alternative to EarWorm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EarWorm.
Christmas Story is a horror game filled with Christmas warmth and coziness, where every festive light hides darkness, and the sense of comfort fades with every step you take.