Single-player games like Kidnapped
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Kidnapped, 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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The Visit: Mizukawa
Single-player alternative to Kidnapped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kidnapped.
Inspired by Incantation. The Visit: Mizukawa is a first-person psychological horror game following several perspectives tied by a single curse. In a city haunted by tapes, each story brings the ritual one step closer to its end.
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Beyond Silence
Single-player alternative to Kidnapped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.
Beyond Silence is a first-person psychological horror where you play as James, a former surgeon who returns to the house of his past. The dark rooms, creaking floors, and forgotten notes hide the horrors he himself had a hand in. But the past won't let him go and it speaks to him through the silence
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Crimson Snow (2023)
Single-player alternative to Kidnapped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
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Refuted Wind
Single-player alternative to Kidnapped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kidnapped.
Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.
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Find Yourself
Single-player alternative to Kidnapped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Kidnapped.
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
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Y. Village - The Visitors
Single-player alternative to Kidnapped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.
Batu, tormented by nightmares, is lured to a nameless village via cryptic letters. Investigating the village's secrets with just one friend, he wakes one night to discover his ally gone. He must now locate his friend and elude the village's dark mysteries.
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Christmas Story
Single-player alternative to Kidnapped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Kidnapped.
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.
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Witch's Doll
Single-player alternative to Kidnapped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kidnapped.
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
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Lost Mansion
Single-player alternative to Kidnapped — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Kidnapped.
A request takes you into a weird forest to investigate. There is someone in the forest and you are caught and locked in an old mansion. Avoid and hide from dangers in the mansion, survive, defeat them, and escape!