Single-player games like What Happens After Midnight?
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to What Happens After Midnight?, 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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Clown House: Lunacy
Single-player alternative to What Happens After Midnight? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with What Happens After Midnight?.
A narrative horror experience where violence is a trap. Unravel the secrets of a derelict mansion and its uncanny clown residents. Solve puzzles. Observe the clowns, deduct their needs and what angers them to survive. And never harm the residents of the Clown House. It has eyes.
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Apartment No 129
Single-player alternative to What Happens After Midnight? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with What Happens After Midnight?.
Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.
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Wall Of Insanity 2
Single-player alternative to What Happens After Midnight? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with What Happens After Midnight?.
Survive a relentless descent into a bio-organic nightmare. As a member of specialized tactical unit, navigate a decaying dimension to locate a vanished squad. Engage in high-stakes combat where every shadow hides an unspeakable horror. The veil is thinning - will you make it out?
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Gates of Despair
Single-player alternative to What Happens After Midnight? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with What Happens After Midnight?.
Gates of Despair is a captivating single-player survival horror game with multiple chapters. Experience randomized gameplay, creepy jumpscares and terrifying enemies. Uncover the captivating story through cutscenes and master a variety of challenges. Are you brave enough?
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Grinnel
Single-player alternative to What Happens After Midnight? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with What Happens After Midnight?.
If you stop, the light dies. If you turn, darkness takes over. As a patient trapped in Grinnel, escape this psychological horror nightmare with Dr. Esin. Use your visor in the atmospheric labyrinth and never look back; in this surreal thriller, your gaze is your worst enemy.
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Shadows Peak
Single-player alternative to What Happens After Midnight? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with What Happens After Midnight?.
Shadows Peak is an atmospheric, open-world horror game focused on exploration that doesn't hold your hand. You play as a writer who has decided to visit a mysterious place called Shadows Peak to gather materials for a new book about legends.
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Dread X Collection 5
Single-player alternative to What Happens After Midnight? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with What Happens After Midnight?.
A horror anthology in the Dread X Collection series. Featuring 12 new games from up-and-comers along with veterans, all wrapped up in an old, run down party venue that may be hiding more than it's letting on...
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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to What Happens After Midnight? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with What Happens After Midnight?.
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Lazer Rush Reloaded
Single-player alternative to What Happens After Midnight? — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with What Happens After Midnight?.
SHOOT, CLIMB, SLASH, DASH, JUMP, SLIDE, AND RIDE the most intense rollercoaster of a MOVEMENT SHOOTER-PLATFORMER you’ve ever played. Experience challenging chaotic combat and high stakes platforming at the same time. Fight at top speed in Lazer Rush.