Single-player games like Spectral Prison
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Spectral Prison, 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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Silent Still
Single-player alternative to Spectral Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.
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The Strange Lights
Single-player alternative to Spectral Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spectral Prison.
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
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You Are Grounded
Single-player alternative to Spectral Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Spectral Prison.
"You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.
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Clink
Single-player alternative to Spectral Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spectral Prison.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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Lost Luminosity
Single-player alternative to Spectral Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spectral Prison.
The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.
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Last Lesson
Single-player alternative to Spectral Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Spectral Prison.
It's your first night as the caretaker of a scary quest. The last visitors have gone home. You need to turn off the lights, check the equipment and not die of horror, because someone or something suddenly starts a nightmarish game. With you in the lead.
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Hazing - Night Shift
Single-player alternative to Spectral Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Spectral Prison.
A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to Spectral Prison — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Spectral Prison.
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.