Single-player games like Horror Simulator VR
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Horror Simulator VR, 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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Fading Light VR: Antiworld
Single-player alternative to Horror Simulator VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Horror Simulator VR.
The post-war world of nuclear explosion has trapped you in a dark circulated antiworld. Armed only with a faint flashlight and antimatter collector, you have to generate enough energy and hold on till the first sight of the morning light. Hurry, but be careful, it's rumored that you are not alone...
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The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension
Single-player alternative to Horror Simulator VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horror Simulator VR.
The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension is a Co-op online horror game with up to 4 players, where you and your friends take on the roles of soldiers who are part of the SCP Foundation with the mission to eliminate the mysterious entities found in the infamous place called "the Backrooms".
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to Horror Simulator VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horror Simulator VR.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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Pacify
Single-player alternative to Horror Simulator VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Horror Simulator VR.
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
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Abnormality
Single-player alternative to Horror Simulator VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horror Simulator VR.
Explore abandoned locations, collect paranormal evidence, and survive the wrath of the former residents still haunting them. Team up with up to 3 friends to investigate by day, and hide for your life by night. What begins as an investigation quickly turns into a desperate struggle to stay alive.
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Phylakterion
Single-player alternative to Horror Simulator VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horror Simulator VR.
Phylakterion is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game in which you’ll enter different locations in search of a possessed vessel. Search, Identify, and Destroy the vessel and the entity inhabiting it – before the entity finds YOU!
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Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Horror Simulator VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horror Simulator VR.
"Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.
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The Devourer: Hunted Souls
Single-player alternative to Horror Simulator VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horror Simulator VR.
Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?
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Pixel Dungeon VR
Single-player alternative to Horror Simulator VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Horror Simulator VR.
Pixel Dungeon is a fast-paced, multiplayer social VR adventure where dungeon-crawling action, physics-based combat, and chaos with friends collide.