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Single-player games like In The Middle

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to In The Middle, 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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    Elysium — Steam game cover

    Elysium

    Single-player alternative to In The Middle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with In The Middle.

    Sebastian is a janitor in a nursing home, but in a world of drugs and mysteries, his reality unravels. Under Dr. Malverick's watch, his ordinary life twists into strange experiments, missing patients, and inner turmoil. What is real?

    2025IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Desdemona — Steam game cover

    Desdemona

    Single-player alternative to In The Middle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with In The Middle.

    Gather your courage and face the ghost danger.Clean the curses and hunt the ghost!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Haunting: The Rosefield Manor — Steam game cover

    Haunting: The Rosefield Manor

    Single-player alternative to In The Middle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with In The Middle.

    Haunting: The Rosefield Manor is a carefully designed single-player psychological horror game powered by Unreal Engine 5. The spirit of Rosefield Manor still lingers, and it is up to you to uncover its mystery.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CROWDED. FOLLOWED. — Steam game cover

    CROWDED. FOLLOWED.

    Single-player alternative to In The Middle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with In The Middle.

    You have the briefcase. Now it's after you. It's not going to stop. Be careful—it may take the form of someone else. A short horror game by NIGHT DIAL.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    İBLİS2:sorcery — Steam game cover

    İBLİS2:sorcery

    Single-player alternative to In The Middle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with In The Middle.

    Demon sorcery2 is a first-person psychological horror game. The events, the voiceovers are scary and completely real. Explore a mysterious village with ever-changing passwords in an atmospheric world and enjoy the terrifying joy of horror. Don't forget.. the demon is a production based on realism.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Everything Is For Humanity — Steam game cover

    Everything Is For Humanity

    Single-player alternative to In The Middle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with In The Middle.

    Everything is for Humanity is a story-driven, exploration and puzzle-solving based science fiction horror game which sets in a massive science facility in 2020. You will discover tons of things and find out about the blood-chilling truths with its first-person experience.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CARNAL — Steam game cover

    CARNAL

    Single-player alternative to In The Middle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with In The Middle.

    CARNAL is a fast and challenging retro FPS straight from the mid '90s. The Sons of Anak are opening portals to extract Dark Matter from the "other side". Combat the possessed soldiers, the manifested demons helping them, and any inanimate objects standing in your way!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Magnetic: Cage Closed — Steam game cover

    Magnetic: Cage Closed

    Single-player alternative to In The Middle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with In The Middle.

    Magnetic: Cage Closed is a first person puzzle game where the player manipulates magnetic forces to accomplish their goals. The mechanics are focused around a single tool: The Magnet Gun which allows you to create electromagnetic fields with either positive or negative charges.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Turbo Pulse Race — Steam game cover

    Turbo Pulse Race

    Single-player alternative to In The Middle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with In The Middle.

    In the game, when you drift, you increase your level with the points you earn and unlock cars accordingly. With fast and fluid gameplay, your mistakes might not leave cars behind you.

    2024IndieCasualRacing0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pest Control Simulator — Steam game cover

    Pest Control Simulator

    Single-player alternative to In The Middle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with In The Middle.

    Pest Control Simulator lets you eliminate various pests with a range of tools. Use sprays for small bugs, electric rackets for flying pests, and glue pads for larger ones. Clean the chaos and keep your environment pest-free!

    2025IndieSimulationCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →