Single-player games like The Cursed Tape
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The Cursed Tape, 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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April 24th
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cursed Tape.
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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Silent Nights
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cursed Tape.
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
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Witch's Doll
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cursed Tape.
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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Abandoned Souls
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cursed Tape.
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
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Befriended Curse
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cursed Tape.
Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
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Psalm 5:9-13
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Cursed Tape.
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
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Christmas Nightmare
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cursed Tape.
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
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Reflection
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Cursed Tape.
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
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There's Something In The Ice
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cursed Tape.
In 2015, three scientists at the Antarctic research station "Zarya" drilled into the ice to a depth of 2 kilometers and took samples for study... It seems that what they found was not at all what they were looking for...
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In My Head
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cursed Tape.
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 Strange Lights
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cursed Tape.
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
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The Dark Gift
Single-player alternative to The Cursed Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Cursed Tape.
The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.