Single-player games like CRUELTY
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to CRUELTY, 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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Alice | 愛莉澄
Single-player alternative to CRUELTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUELTY.
"Alice | 愛莉澄" is a survival horror set in a Japanese construction site.Aim to escape from the construction site while escaping from the urban legendary woman.
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to CRUELTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUELTY.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
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LOST ZION
Single-player alternative to CRUELTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUELTY.
Lost Zion is an atmospheric cyberpunk horror game. Awakened by a faint signal as a service bot, explore the forsaken megacity of Lost Zion. Uncover the Emperor's horrific secrets. Obey your sole command: Activate the Gravity Core.
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Selene's Unbearable Night
Single-player alternative to CRUELTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRUELTY.
A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.
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Clink
Single-player alternative to CRUELTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with CRUELTY.
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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Mirror Forge
Single-player alternative to CRUELTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with CRUELTY.
Mirror Forge is a first-person psychological survival horror game. Roam between realities of fear, madness & machinery. Solve puzzles, explore an atmospheric world, survive horrifying entities.
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Silent Nights
Single-player alternative to CRUELTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with CRUELTY.
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Single-player alternative to CRUELTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CRUELTY.
The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.