Single-player games like In My Head
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to In My Head, 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 Cursed Tape
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In My Head.
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
- 2

Reflection
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with In My Head.
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
- 3

Silent Nights
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In My Head.
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
- 4

Lost Luminosity
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In My Head.
The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.
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9 Childs Street
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with In My Head.
This is a first-person indie horror game. In 9 Childs Street you will find the terrifying atmosphere of a recently abandoned house, and its captive inhabitants, through the eyes of a curious little boy in a red cap.
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Burial
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with In My Head.
A videographer receives the task of filming a wake in an old Soviet apartment. But he soon realizes that something terrible is lurking within these walls. And in the middle of the room there is a closed coffin...
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Dream Cage
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with In My Head.
Robert battles early Alzheimer's and nightly sleep paralysis. Each night reveals fragments of his past. Uncover the truth and help him solve the mysteries haunting his mind.
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Befriended Curse
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In My Head.
Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
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Abandoned Souls
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In My Head.
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
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Christmas Nightmare
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In My Head.
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
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There's Something In The Ice
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In My Head.
In 2015, three scientists at the Antarctic research station "Zarya" drilled into the ice to a depth of 2 kilometers and took samples for study... It seems that what they found was not at all what they were looking for...
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The Strange Lights
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In My Head.
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
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The Dark Gift
Single-player alternative to In My Head — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In My Head.
The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.