Single-player games like The Patient
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Patient, 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
- 1
Voidshift
Single-player alternative to The Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Patient.
A psychological horror game about working the night shift in a store that reacts to your mistakes. Follow procedure. Avoid irregularities.
- 2
Apartment 606
Single-player alternative to The Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Patient.
Begin your new night shift working from home, but beware, this apartment harbors dark secrets. Can you survive all five harrowing nights?
- 3
Broken Psyche
Single-player alternative to The Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Patient.
Play as a detective investigating his wife's disappearance. Suspecting the asylum she was researching, he infiltrates it, only to uncover a realm of horror. Solve puzzles, maintain sanity, and confront monsters as you unravel the asylum's secrets.
- 4
The Jurassic Labyrinth
Single-player alternative to The Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Patient.
A psychological horror puzzle game set in a living labyrinth that adapts to your choices. Solve shifting mechanisms, navigate ever-changing corridors, and evade a relentless presence that learns your behavior as you try to escape.
- 5
Under Potion Influence
Single-player alternative to The Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Patient.
The Guild can't identify some of their potions, so they send them your way. Your job is to learn their effects. Experiment with them, drink them... it doesn't matter how. Just label them correctly.
- 6
Rain of Hunger
Single-player alternative to The Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Patient.
A story-driven psychological horror game. Play as a novelist searching for her missing nephew, and the man the whole town still blames for the truth she's about to uncover. Two perspectives, One town.
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Below, Rusted Gods
Single-player alternative to The Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Patient.
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
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Who's at the door?
Single-player alternative to The Patient — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Patient.
You are trapped in a small house, suffering from psychosis with no memory. Carefully observe your surroundings to distinguish reality from hallucinations, and overcome your illness by taking medication from visitors at the right time.