Single-player games like Shadowed Descent
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Shadowed Descent, 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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Paranormal Snap Shot
Single-player alternative to Shadowed Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowed Descent.
Trapped in an endless looping school, can you find your way out by photographing all of the anomalies?
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Presences: Dark Awakening
Single-player alternative to Shadowed Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadowed Descent.
Explore a dark reality, discover a forgotten ritual, interact with the world around you, solve ancient puzzles, platform treacherous underground chambers, and feel the terror. Survive the night in this interactive haunted house narrative adventure from a first-person perspective.
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Into The Abyss
Single-player alternative to Shadowed Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowed Descent.
(Currently being REMADE/Remastered) A 1st-person survival horror game. Explore and find your way through horrific environments. Find clues and solve puzzles to advance. Running might be the best way to stay alive.
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Saintless
Single-player alternative to Shadowed Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowed Descent.
Explore the halls of the underground cult of The Open Hand. Experience the test rooms setup for your initiation in this psychological horror exploration game. Never forget....they are always watching.
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HAG
Single-player alternative to Shadowed Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowed Descent.
Dare you to explore and interact with an innocuous home environment in first person, solving intricate puzzles and a mystery whilst escaping the clutches of a sadistic hag and her morbid son.
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Final Night
Single-player alternative to Shadowed Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowed Descent.
A nightmarish descent into your worst memories awaits. In "Final Night," you're forced to relive your darkest traumas - now twisted into monstrous, living horrors that hunt you relentlessly. Every shadow hides a piece of your broken past, eager to drag you into the abyss.
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WunderHause
Single-player alternative to Shadowed Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowed Descent.
Roy Harker is a washed-up journalist at a dying paper when a mysterious informant points him to the infamous Wunderhause Studio. Follow the twisted path to truth in the narrative driven & blood-soaked nightmare of Wunderhause.
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Corcovado's Night Guard
Single-player alternative to Shadowed Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Shadowed Descent.
You are Vicente, a night guard that works in Corcovado, taking care of this brazilian tourist spot, christ the redeemer. A first person, singleplayer, walk-simulator experience. Investigate what is happening and try to escape this nightmare.
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Gun Dealer Simulator
Single-player alternative to Shadowed Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Shadowed Descent.
Run your own store from the ground up! Stock shelves, set prices, pay bills, and maintain a clean environment to boost your reputation. Buy goods from local suppliers across town. Bet your earnings and become the go-to destination for firepower.