Single-player games like Down the shaft
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Down the shaft, 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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Whispering Fog
Single-player alternative to Down the shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Down the shaft.
Whispering Fog is a first person psychological horror game set in an ever-changing forest shrouded in fog. A quiet getaway becomes a sinister nightmare as the illusion of safety and solitude slowly crumbles around you.
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MIRROR MIRROR
Single-player alternative to Down the shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Down the shaft.
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
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Still With Me
Single-player alternative to Down the shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Down the shaft.
A psychological horror experience about returning to a place that never forgot you.
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Don't Go Live
Single-player alternative to Down the shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Down the shaft.
Go Live. Get Famous. Don’t Die. A paranormal horror game about streaming from places you really shouldn’t. Whether you’re live on Twitch or playing solo.
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Dreamless
Single-player alternative to Down the shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Down the shaft.
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
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Ghost Buster:Village
Single-player alternative to Down the shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Down the shaft.
An extreme blogger travels to an abandoned village that, according to legend, was deserted in a single day. While exploring, he encounters rituals and entities rooted in Slavic mythology. But the truth waiting there is far more terrifying than any legend.
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SOMIA
Single-player alternative to Down the shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Down the shaft.
Somia is a psychological horror game where you follow the story of a young woman who wakes up one night with no memory of anything, and paranormal events begin to occur.
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From Hell
Single-player alternative to Down the shaft — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Down the shaft.
From Hell is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.