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Single-player games like Eternal Escape: castle of shadows

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Eternal Escape: castle of shadows, 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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    Unable to Exit 8 — Steam game cover

    Unable to Exit 8

    Single-player alternative to Eternal Escape: castle of shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Escape: castle of shadows.

    You receive an invitation on a "special" dating app, get excited and then get involved in an endless cycle of couples' hotels. You have to watch carefully for any unusual information. Can you solve these puzzles?

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arrogation: Unlight of Day — Steam game cover

    Arrogation: Unlight of Day

    Single-player alternative to Eternal Escape: castle of shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Escape: castle of shadows.

    Arrogation: Unlight of Day is a psychological horror game set in World War II. You will play as a lone reporter searching for his lost family in an abandoned village from 80s China. Beyond darkness, you will find nightmarish creatures and secrets from the long lost Imperial Japanese Army.

    2023IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Something on the Floor — Steam game cover

    Something on the Floor

    Single-player alternative to Eternal Escape: castle of shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Escape: castle of shadows.

    You are left alone in a hotel where everyone has disappeared. Search the endlessly repeating floors for hidden anomalies, eliminate them, and escape. Trust nothing. Something is on this floor.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Anomaly Bus — Steam game cover

    Anomaly Bus

    Single-player alternative to Eternal Escape: castle of shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Eternal Escape: castle of shadows.

    The year is 1991. You board a rickety bus in a forgotten Soviet village, heading home after another bleak day. But something’s wrong. The same station keeps appearing—or does it? The signs are familiar, the streets look identical… yet something lurks behind the veil...

    2025AdventureSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The First Scene — Steam game cover

    The First Scene

    Single-player alternative to Eternal Escape: castle of shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Escape: castle of shadows.

    The game is adapted from the incident "Double Secret Room Murder in Grain Deposit". The story sounds abstract and unintroducible? This game will restore the case process and take you to the "first scene"!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    the DEEP LOST — Steam game cover

    the DEEP LOST

    Single-player alternative to Eternal Escape: castle of shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Escape: castle of shadows.

    the DEEP LOST is a first-person psychological horror game.story driven, able to experience interiors, suspense and fear.It offers mystery, curiosity and discovery together with its visually dynamic atmosphere.There will be moments of horror.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Finnish Cottage 8 — Steam game cover

    Finnish Cottage 8

    Single-player alternative to Eternal Escape: castle of shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Escape: castle of shadows.

    You've been trapped in a looping Finnish summer cottage. Use your observation and memory to find anomalies and make the right choice to escape the Finnish Cottage 8.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maple Ridge — Steam game cover

    Maple Ridge

    Single-player alternative to Eternal Escape: castle of shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Eternal Escape: castle of shadows.

    After losing his wife in an accident, Alex is left alone in a suburban house where every little detail reminds him of the past. An ordinary evening quickly turns into a series of strange and unsettling events.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Overtime Heroes Exit 8 — Steam game cover

    Overtime Heroes Exit 8

    Single-player alternative to Eternal Escape: castle of shadows — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Eternal Escape: castle of shadows.

    You are in A CORPORATE SLAVE walking simulator. Being trapped in an infinite loop space, you just wanna find way to get off. Find out the anomalies in floors and choose the elevator carefully! Only the correct one can get you out.

    2024IndieSimulationRPG4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →