Single-player games like Paranormal place
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Paranormal place, 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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Beside Myself
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
You have to play as the historian-journalist Michael, plunge into the atmosphere of darkness of an abandoned hospital, where you will need to unravel the secrets of the past and try to get out in order to tell the whole world about those terrible events.
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
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April 24th
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.
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Find Yourself
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Paranormal place.
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
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Rise of Insanity
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
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I'm counting to 6...
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
Turning onto an old road, the main character gets into an accident due to thick fog. Now he's trying to find someone who can help him. Forced to enter an old house, the main character finds himself trapped, from which it is not so easy to get out.
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ROUTINE
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
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Visage
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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Life after Death
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
Do you remember the scares that chased you in childhood? How did your limbs shake with fear, take your breath away, and you couldn't do anything about it? I invite you to live it all over again!
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Holidays in Khrushchevsk
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
Do you like spontaneous purchases? Do all your purchases bring you happiness? Everything is not as simple as it seems at first glance.
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Lonely Christmas
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
It’s a story about an 8-year-old boy Kevin who was left alone at home at Christmas. Protect your house from a crazy robber and wait for your parents. Can you handle with it? We’ll find out.
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Lost Child
Single-player alternative to Paranormal place — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Paranormal place.
Are You Lost? Wander endless corridors where shifting environments, sinister voices, and echoes of real events create a chilling atmosphere. Andrey doesn’t remember who he was, but the walls know the truth. It’s time to remember everything.