Single-player games like The Derailed
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Derailed, 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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Chorus of Carcosa
Single-player alternative to The Derailed — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Derailed.
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
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Befriended Curse
Single-player alternative to The Derailed — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Derailed.
Witches, curses, and fairy tales meet horror in this classic walking sim with an eerie atmosphere and well-paced jumpscares.
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Don't Be Afraid 2
Single-player alternative to The Derailed — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Derailed.
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
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Incantation
Single-player alternative to The Derailed — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Derailed.
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
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Creepy Shift: House For Sale
Single-player alternative to The Derailed — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Derailed.
Handyman needed - ASAP! The investor’s coming in the morning, and the house still isn’t ready! Take on an extra shift where horror meets simulation. Tackle the chaos, uncover dark secrets, and finish everything before dawn.
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Coincidences?
Single-player alternative to The Derailed — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Derailed.
After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...
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The Skin Stapler
Single-player alternative to The Derailed — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Derailed.
The Skin Stapler is a retro-styled PSX grindhouse horror adventure set in the rotting, crime-soaked sprawl of Carrion City. Players follow jaded detective Dick Slater and his eager rookie partner Robbie Knox as they hunt a mysterious serial killer known only as The Skin Stapler.
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Blasfemia
Single-player alternative to The Derailed — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Derailed.
Blasfemia is a first-person horror game. You are trapped in a seemingly normal apartment but realize early on that you're not alone. Explore a handcrafted, detail rich environment in a tense and terrifying atmosphere and try to find a way out before an ominous entity gets to you.