Single-player games like The Fear of The Past
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Fear of The Past, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like The Fear of The Past page.
Ranked picks
- 1
The Trap
Single-player alternative to The Fear of The Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Fear of The Past.
You got trapped in the labyrinth and need to find an exit. All you got is an old flashlight, while world around is trying to get rid of you! Use flashlight to resist darkness and evil, solve puzzles and explore dungeons and nether realms in The Trap, dark arcade adventure psychological horror!
- 2
Rite of Osiris
Single-player alternative to The Fear of The Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fear of The Past.
Something is hunting you in the dark. Descend into buried Egyptian tombs in a first-person psychological survival horror, where your only light is a dwindling candle and your only hope is whatever scraps you can scavenge and craft before it finds you.
- 3
Saw Lab
Single-player alternative to The Fear of The Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Fear of The Past.
Saw Lab: Test Your Survival InstinctIn a world where every second could be your last, your fate lies in the hands of a mad genius. "Saw Lab" is not just a survival game it's a test of your mind, willpower, and ability to act under the pressure of unbearable fear.
- 4
Confronted
Single-player alternative to The Fear of The Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Fear of The Past.
You can’t fight what hunts you. Build makeshift hideouts to evade the cursed monsters of Radu Castle. As Dorinela, a survivor returning to face her abuser’s curse, rely on your wits, courage, and determination to stay alive.
- 5
CLEARANCE: S-7
Single-player alternative to The Fear of The Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Fear of The Past.
November 1989, Czechoslovakia. As a secret-police officer you descend into the hidden facility Š-7, ordered to burn the archives and silence the witnesses. But no one down there is still alive — only corpses, tapes, and things that used to be people. A retro survival horror about guilt and memory.
- 6
RUN ON
Single-player alternative to The Fear of The Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Fear of The Past.
'RUN ON' is an energetically vibrant game developed for up to 10 players, inviting you to embark on thrilling solo adventures or prepare to team up with friends.
- 7
Haunting of the Evil Spirit - Horror Choose your own adventure Novel
Single-player alternative to The Fear of The Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fear of The Past.
Cursed Choices and ConsequencesHorror Visual Novel Set in a haunted house, with multiple puzzles, paths, and endings.And great atmospheric music.Choices are forgiving and let you go back without replaying big chunks of the game.Reads like a book.Approximately 3 hours of content.
- 8
INDICTED
Single-player alternative to The Fear of The Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Fear of The Past.
"INDICTED" is a first-person psychological horror game exploring the fears of Arthur, a police investigator with a dark past. With immersive graphics and environments, and a touch of horror from the 80s and 90s. Thus bringing a unique experience of horror and survival.
- 9
Dust of Madness
Single-player alternative to The Fear of The Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Fear of The Past.
You fear of your past. Nightmare is real. You mange your inventory. Save room is resting you . Enemy is waiting you. Prepare your weapon. Think before you shoot. Discovere the area because you might find stronger weapon.