Single-player games like Alone in the house
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Alone in the house, 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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Writer. Chapter 1
Single-player alternative to Alone in the house — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
You, the legendary writer, the “King of Horror,” find yourself at the center of a nightmare. A mysterious place, frighteningly familiar, hides sinister secrets. Explore locations, solve riddles, escape from the monster, collect a story that will become a new masterpiece... if you survive.
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Clink
Single-player alternative to Alone in the house — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
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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Silent Still
Single-player alternative to Alone in the house — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Alone in the house.
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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CALLUS
Single-player alternative to Alone in the house — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
Callus is a short psychological horror (~30 minutes) in the walking simulator genre, featuring jump scares and themes of cruelty and overprotection. It was released as a transitional project between larger releases, with an intentionally simple story and concise gameplay.
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Pieces of me
Single-player alternative to Alone in the house — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
“Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”
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Don't Play This
Single-player alternative to Alone in the house — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
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Silent Still 2
Single-player alternative to Alone in the house — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
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Silent Nights
Single-player alternative to Alone in the house — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Alone in the house.
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.