Single-player games like Liminal Universe
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Liminal Universe, 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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LIMINAL SHIFT
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.
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Where the Walls Breathe
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Liminal Universe.
Where the Walls Breathe is a first-person psychological horror experience with a strong focus on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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Box of Broken Nails
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
First-person psychological horror about ignorance and attempts. Protect yourself as a lone carpenter, hastily look for materials in your house to board up a door that shouldn’t exist. At any cost.
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The Strange Lights
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
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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Route8
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Liminal Universe.
"You're lost on Route 8. You must find a way to escape. This eerie road is terrifying.""Night falls, the phone rings. Who are you? You find yourself driving along Route 8, repeating endlessly."
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Master Reboot
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
Imagine a world where death is no longer final, where precious memories are saved to enjoy forever, where your soul is immortal. Master Reboot is a haunting first-person sci-fi adventure.
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The Exit 8
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".
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POOLS
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Liminal Universe.
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
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The Complex: Found Footage
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
Experience the liminal world of the backrooms through a VHS camera, immersing into a mysterious story and wandering the dream-like structures... Might there be something following you?
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Anemoiapolis: Chapter 1
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
The most relaxing horror game you'll ever play. Anemoiapolis exists in the uncanny valley of American architecture -- endless carpeted floors and lonely malls. Escape for your life, and enjoy the scenery.
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Dreamcore
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
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Liminalcore
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.
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Dark Awakening
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Liminal Universe.
Single-player psychological horror. As researcher Ethan, investigate cursed areas, identify the ancient beast unleashed, and perform the correct ritual. One mistake could be fatal. The wrong ritual... results in death.
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Floor 12: The Delivery
Single-player alternative to Liminal Universe — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Liminal Universe.
You need to deliver the order to the 12th floor. But there's a problem in the apartment building. You find yourself trapped in a loop between floors. The way to break the loop is to detect the anomalies.