Single-player games like Valley of Shadows
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Valley of Shadows, 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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Snowsquall Grip
Single-player alternative to Valley of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley of Shadows.
Escape the snowy nightmare or be trapped forever — your call.
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Forest 6174
Single-player alternative to Valley of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley of Shadows.
A brief narrative-driven psychological horror experience in first person (no jumpscares, story and dialogue-focused). You play as Danny, who is unexpectedly summoned to receive a break from his daily routine... However, things start to look out of place once you get deeper into the forest.
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Vesnith Tapes
Single-player alternative to Valley of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley of Shadows.
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
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![[Bober Bros] The Hole — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3037930/header.jpg?t=1739027007)
[Bober Bros] The Hole
Single-player alternative to Valley of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley of Shadows.
[Bober Bros] The Hole is a first-person horror game that explores the cracks in domestic life. Your neighbor’s drilling starts the nightmare, but the holes reveal dark secrets far deeper than any wall could hide. No cheap scares, only disturbing reality.
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![[Bober Bros] It's Just A Prank — Steam game cover](https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/3001730/header.jpg?t=1735476825)
[Bober Bros] It's Just A Prank
Single-player alternative to Valley of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley of Shadows.
It's Just A Prank is a first-person horror game about kids playing pranks on each other until a PRANK GOES WRONG. Experience suspense, fear, and unexpected twists as a simple joke becomes a nightmare.
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In My Head
Single-player alternative to Valley of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley of Shadows.
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
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The Gretlow Tapes
Single-player alternative to Valley of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley of Shadows.
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
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9 Childs Street
Single-player alternative to Valley of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Valley of Shadows.
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
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Hotel Overloop
Single-player alternative to Valley of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley of Shadows.
You’ve stucked into a loop in the mysterious hotel. Find anomalies to escape the hotel’s loop.
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Light in the woods
Single-player alternative to Valley of Shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Valley of Shadows.
A horror escape room. Trapped by a demonic entity in an old house, solve puzzles in each room before the candles go out.