Single-player games like The Schism
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Schism, 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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CRYO
Single-player alternative to The Schism — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.
CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...
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Paranormal Cleanup
Single-player alternative to The Schism — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.
Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!
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The Escape: Together
Single-player alternative to The Schism — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.
The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.
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Project Horror Tales
Single-player alternative to The Schism — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Early Access with The Schism.
When Travel plans go awry, the only way out is to face the darkness and find a way to survive to make it home alive. With something Lurking in the Dark. You are not alone.You will Have to Face the Darkness to Survive. The question is - Can you Survive?
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Daemonium
Single-player alternative to The Schism — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.
Daemonium is a 1-4 player online co-op psychological horror game. Demonic possessions are running rampant. Grab your equipment, join your team, and locate the source of the demonic presence. Enter the portal to the demon realm and perform an exorcism to banish the demon to hell.
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Storebound
Single-player alternative to The Schism — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.
A 1-3 co-op puzzle horror game. Lost in an accursed megastore, work together to find the exit before its lurking horrors trap you forever.
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The Outlast Trials
Single-player alternative to The Schism — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
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The Other Side
Single-player alternative to The Schism — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Schism.
The Other Side is a co-op psychological thriller for up to 6 players. Your goal is to investigate haunted locations using modern ghost hunting equipment, gather evidence, identify entities, and cleanse them from the location. Customize your character, headquarters, and more.