Single-player games like Dwelling
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dwelling, 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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The Fear Island
Single-player alternative to Dwelling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dwelling.
The Fear Island is an online co-op survival horror game where players accidentally land on an island full of supernatural entities and need to find an escape vehicle and its necessary resources.
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Deborg Desolation Pre-Born
Single-player alternative to Dwelling — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Deborg Desolation is a first-person indie game intended for the survival of mankind. Train to be a soldier capable of containing any injurious entity to achieve the survival of your own race, seek to plan strategies that allow your advancement without stopping.
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Don't Leave
Single-player alternative to Dwelling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dwelling.
Welcome to a mysterious adventure where justice and the supernatural intertwine! Judge Harlan, in his old country cottage, faces a mysterious presence after his mother's sudden departure. Explore justice's limits in this extraordinary tale!
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Escape The Evil
Single-player alternative to Dwelling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dwelling.
You're trapped in the dark with a killer psychopath. You must escape by solving clues, unlocking doors and completing puzzles. You only have 5 lives! NEW story mode added!
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My Putrid Ponies
Single-player alternative to Dwelling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dwelling.
A zombie ponies game where you have to survive with a shotgun.
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Arrogation: Unlight of Day
Single-player alternative to Dwelling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dwelling.
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.
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Arizona Sunshine®
Single-player alternative to Dwelling — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dwelling.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution
Single-player alternative to Dwelling — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Hunted by the seemingly unstoppable Axeman and facing off against the Tower’s latest push for total dominance, discover what connects these new threats together before it’s too late. New faces, places, weapons and gear all await you on your journey to a final showdown for the city's fate.