Single-player games like Don't Knock Twice
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Don't Knock Twice, 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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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Knock Twice.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
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Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
AVAILABLE TO PLAY IN NON-VR (KEYBOARD/MOUSE AND CONTROLLER) VR HEADSET NO LONGER REQUIRED.“PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE LOST SOUL” immerses you in a terrifying realistic environment with haunting atmosphere, and the need to survive.
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FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Don't Knock Twice.
Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.
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Dead Secret
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
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Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Knock Twice.
Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.
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Narcosis
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
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Rise of Insanity
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
In Rise of Insanity, as a doctor of psychology you will explore the darkest recesses of the human mind. Overcome your fear to find the truth behind the tragedy that has befallen your family.
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The Solus Project
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Knock Twice.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
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Silver Chains
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
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Sker Ritual
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Knock Twice.
An intense round-based zombie survival FPS, play solo or co-op. Shoot your way through relentless waves of vicious horrors with high-octane objectives, upgrading steampunk weapons, collecting Celtic God powers, and surviving the onslaught of the Quiet Ones.
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The Complex
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
After a major bio-weapon attack on London, two scientists find themselves in a locked-down laboratory with time, and air, running out. The Complex is an interactive sci-fi thriller movie where your decisions lead to one of eight suspenseful endings.
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Five Dates
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.
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The Bunker
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
The Bunker is an award-winning interactive psychological horror movie. You are John, born underground the day the bombs fell, now alone and trying to survive. But when an alarm goes off, a catastrophic chain of events begins. Unlock the dark secrets of your past as you try to escape The Bunker.
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The Shapeshifting Detective
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
The Shapeshifting Detective is a supernatural murder mystery FMV game where you play as a detective who can shapeshift into other characters, allowing you to unlock secret conversations and private encounters.
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Bloodshore
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Knock Twice.
Bloodshore is an interactive action movie about a televised battle royale between high-profile streamers, entertainers and death row inmates. You control the fate of Nick, a washed-up actor who fights for a life-changing cash prize.
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Dead Reset
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Don't Knock Twice.
Trapped in a terrifying death-loop, surgeon Cole Mason is kidnapped and brought to an underwater facility, forced to operate on a patient to extract an evolving parasitic horror. Dead Reset is a blood-soaked interactive horror, where each death brings you closer to the truth.