Single-player games like We Are Alive
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to We Are Alive, 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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Dark Past
Single-player alternative to We Are Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with We Are Alive.
Dark Past is based on psychological horror by paranormal activity occurring during your investigations. Play solo or up to 4 players to try and solve the mystery of what entity is left behind.
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The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension
Single-player alternative to We Are Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with We Are Alive.
The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension is a Co-op online horror game with up to 4 players, where you and your friends take on the roles of soldiers who are part of the SCP Foundation with the mission to eliminate the mysterious entities found in the infamous place called "the Backrooms".
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Gorecam
Single-player alternative to We Are Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with We Are Alive.
GORECAM is a hardcore co-op horror survival game, designed after found-footage horror films. Play with up to 4 friends and try to escape with your life, and maybe some of your sanity.
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Demonsomnia
Single-player alternative to We Are Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Demonsomnia is a CO-OP multiplayer bodycam horror game focused on the impact of nuclear reactions. Radiation has spread everywhere, so put on your gas mask. Your goal is to activate the nuclear reactor device and escape without being caught by mutants.
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to We Are Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with We Are Alive.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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Give Us A Sign
Single-player alternative to We Are Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with We Are Alive.
Give Us A Sign is a 1-4 player co-op psychological horror simulation. As an investigator, use specialized equipment to detect entities and gather evidence in haunted locations. Every word you speak shapes the haunting around you. Once you ask for a sign, there is no turning back.
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Gluua
Single-player alternative to We Are Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with We Are Alive.
first-person 1-4 multiplayer horror game. The game will allow players to take on the role of a spirit liberator who will be able to freely choose missions based on the difficulty and readiness they like or want to do. Players will encounter the supernatural and find the truth in that place.
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Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
Single-player alternative to We Are Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with We Are Alive.
"Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.
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Anubria
Single-player alternative to We Are Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with We Are Alive.
Exploration. Silence. Echoes. Wander a shifting pyramid where rooms change and reality bends. No monsters, just atmosphere, isolation, and subtle unease. Uncanny, immersive, and unsettling. Solve light environmental puzzles across 8 levels. Experience the pyramid alone - empty, yet somehow present.