Single-player games like Whispers Of The Shadow
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Whispers Of The Shadow, 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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Murmurs of Fear - A whisper of loneliness
Single-player alternative to Whispers Of The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers Of The Shadow.
Murmurs of Fear is a psychological horror about those left alone with the unexplainable. It is a self-contained story about fear, isolation, and the struggle to stay sane as reality itself begins to fracture.
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Project Night
Single-player alternative to Whispers Of The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers Of The Shadow.
Project Night is a first-person survival horror game focused on exploration, tense combat, and atmosphere. Search abandoned locations, manage scarce resources, solve environmental puzzles, and survive the horrors lurking in the dark.
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Uncanny Tales: The Watcher
Single-player alternative to Whispers Of The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Whispers Of The Shadow.
2006. You become the new reserve caretaker. Patrol the territory in your rugged 4x4, check the phototraps, and monitor the area using surveillance cameras. But remember: you are not the only one watching.
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The Escape: Together
Single-player alternative to Whispers Of The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers Of The Shadow.
The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to Whispers Of The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers Of The Shadow.
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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HORROR TALES: The Wine
Single-player alternative to Whispers Of The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers Of The Shadow.
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
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Outlast
Single-player alternative to Whispers Of The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Whispers Of The Shadow.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
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Welcome to Kowloon
Single-player alternative to Whispers Of The Shadow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Whispers Of The Shadow.
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.