Single-player games like The Kharzov Effect
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Kharzov Effect, 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 Transference
Single-player alternative to The Kharzov Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kharzov Effect.
Escape from your own house, in which you have been locked up. But be careful, you will not be alone in your captivity. Immerse yourself in this first-person horror adventure, full of family secrets and betrayals. And find out who and why they locked you up.
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INROOMS
Single-player alternative to The Kharzov Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kharzov Effect.
A cooperative psychological horror experience up to four players where you and your friends must survive the deepest, most distorted liminal spaces of the Inrooms, the deepest levels of the Backrooms.
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SLACKJAW
Single-player alternative to The Kharzov Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kharzov Effect.
As the latest prey of a deranged serial killer, you must use your wits and resources to survive in this atmospheric first-person escape room-style horror game. Explore, uncover secrets, and plan your escape... but be quiet, or you'll be his next victim. Inspired by true events.
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The Guest
Single-player alternative to The Kharzov Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kharzov Effect.
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to The Kharzov Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kharzov Effect.
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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The Inheritance of Crimson Manor
Single-player alternative to The Kharzov Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kharzov Effect.
Explore a beautiful and Enigmatic Victorian Manor with a dark secret, In this gothic horror story first person exploration puzzle game filled with fine art, secret passages and mysterious mechanical puzzles playing as the executor of the last will from the enigmatic Railroad Magnate Hadley Strange.
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Exit From
Single-player alternative to The Kharzov Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kharzov Effect.
Exit From - is a first-person horror-stealth game with quest and procedural generation elements where you have to get out of the old Soviet house, which changes every new game.
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Joyville 2
Single-player alternative to The Kharzov Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kharzov Effect.
Joyville 2 is a first-person horror puzzle-adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Explore two parallel worlds where the joy of the past meets present horrors. Uncover the camp's dark secrets, face magical yet dangerous creatures, and discover the truth behind events from decades ago.