Single-player games like Ethel
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ethel, 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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Claire
Single-player alternative to Ethel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ethel.
Beth returns to her estranged sister’s house in 1963. Explore chilling, richly detailed levels, solve puzzles, and uncover haunting family secrets. Face intense scares and heart-pounding chases, with your choice shaping multiple endings.
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Pieces of me
Single-player alternative to Ethel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ethel.
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
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Subliminal
Single-player alternative to Ethel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ethel.
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
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Hollow Cocoon
Single-player alternative to Ethel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ethel.
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
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Baisu
Single-player alternative to Ethel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ethel.
Step into the shoes of Detective Clay Kriest in "Baisu," a chilling tale of family, art, and the haunting unknown. As you arrive at the secluded residence of Maple Street 22, responding to an eerie call for help, you'll find yourself immersed in a quest shrouded in darkness.
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Don't Be Afraid 2
Single-player alternative to Ethel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ethel.
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
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The Scourge | Tai Ương
Single-player alternative to Ethel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ethel.
Explore the nightmarish lucid dreams of Nhat Huy to solve his family's mystery. Set in 90s Saigon, navigate dilapidated corridors, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Can you survive the twisting maze and The Scourge?
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to Ethel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ethel.
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.