Single-player games like 209
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to 209, 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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From Hell
Single-player alternative to 209 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 209.
From Hell is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
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Chester
Single-player alternative to 209 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 209.
After a tragic accident, you find yourself trapped in a nightmare, and hunted by a monster. With your best friend Chester at your side, you'll have to stay alive, and find a way to wake up.
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Fear Academy
Single-player alternative to 209 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 209.
Fear Academy is a psychological horror where you play as the principal of Hillcrest High. Returning to retrieve a forgotten item, you become trapped in a nightmare as an ancient evil takes over the school. Explore, solve puzzles, and survive the lurking horrors to uncover the terrifying truth.
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House Of Horror: Outside Is Better
Single-player alternative to 209 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 209.
House of Horror: Outside Is Better is a first-person psychological survival horror game with FPS mechanics. Explore a facility consumed by madness, solve puzzles, manage scarce resources, and survive using your wits and a dynamo-powered flashlight, where every shadow can become a deadly threat.
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V696
Single-player alternative to 209 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
V696 is a first-person horror-thriller game. It contains a cult subject of veiled beings. Even if everything seems clear at first glance, it has a gripping story that will throw you a curve.
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Creepy Shift: House For Sale
Single-player alternative to 209 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 209.
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
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Mirror Forge
Single-player alternative to 209 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 209.
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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Hazing - Night Shift
Single-player alternative to 209 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 209.
A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.
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かいき LoopDown
Single-player alternative to 209 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with 209.
You wake up in an unfamiliar building. You have to get out of here. You go down the stairs and go down the corridor to reach the same stairs again. The world repeats itself over and over, but each time it repeats itself, something changes. Eternal return. Can you escape from this looping world?