Single-player games like Shadow of the School
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Shadow of the School, 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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A Night in Prison
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the School.
You come to your senses in a cell that looks like you are in some kind of prison. It's almost silent, but sometimes there are some sounds.
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Gate of Souls
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the School.
I got a job as a night guard. They promise to pay a lot, but for my own safety I have to follow strange rules. As you progress, you'll have to find keys and open locked rooms. A first-person game with elements of horror. Explore the hospital and its rooms, collect batteries for your flashlight.
- 3
Nafanya the Poltergeist
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the School.
A game about a house spirit - Houseboy. With the name Nafanya. The player will have to get out of a multi-unit Soviet house, which is run by the Domovoi. To find the way out, you will have to solve riddles from the spirit, and maybe even make friends with him.
- 4
Night of Horror
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the School.
You are on the night shift at the bank. You hear noises all the time. You need to find out what they are and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms.
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Village
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the School.
A young boy has come to a distant village to visit his grandmother. Arriving at the final station, in some wilderness, we find newspaper clippings on the platform. This is where our tangled story begins.
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The Curse of Elmwood
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of the School.
You hear quiet whispers from deep inside the house, but no one sees. You begin to feel that you are not alone in this house. Curse of Elmwood is an atmospheric horror where you find yourself trapped in a gloomy 18th century mansion, steeped in mystery and horror.
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The Guard
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the School.
You are on the night shift at the mall. While you were taking your post, your partner went missing. All the time you hear some kind of noise. You need to find out their origin and find your partner. As you pass, you will need to find the keys and open locked rooms.
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Clink
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of the School.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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The Witch's House
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the School.
There is an old house on the edge of a small town. All the locals have always avoided it, as strange and mysterious events constantly happen there. This time, what happened in this house made the whole city shudder with fear.
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Ghost Village
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadow of the School.
My grandmother was originally from the village, but after the environmental disaster that occurred 30 years ago near their settlement, she moved to our city and lived with us.
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Mission: Aliens
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadow of the School.
Sergeant, last night we received a signal that an unknown aircraft of extraterrestrial origin had crashed in the taiga. The locals assured us that at the crash site they observed five creatures very similar to humans, only with gray skin and large almond-shaped eyes.
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DrugRunner
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Drug Runner is a 3D game in which you have to run along the road and dodge obstacles, on the way collecting bonuses and coins that give you points. If you can jump over the barrier by pressing the "space bar".
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Battle Robots
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadow of the School.
Do you like fast games with the grinding of metal? Try to take part in fights with robots. Your task is to come out of the battle victorious, deftly inflicting crushing blows on your opponent. Upgrade your armor, and then head to the arena to fight. Start playing now!
- 14
Sleep
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadow of the School.
Nastya, she is 18 years old. Every day she draws images of the monsters that come to her and describes them. And every night, Nastya has a dream where she fights her monsters. And with each dream, you have to get out of the dream.
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307 Racing
Single-player alternative to Shadow of the School — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Shadow of the School.
Circuit racing is the common name for several types of car races, held on special tracks with hard surfaces. The main feature of such competitions is that the track has a closed form (ring).