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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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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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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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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Visage
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Knock Twice.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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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 Story of Henry Bishop
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Knock Twice.
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
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ARAYA
Single-player alternative to Don't Knock Twice — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Knock Twice.
ARAYA is a first person horror game. Players will get a new thrilling experience inside a Thai hospital. The story will be told from the perspectives of 3 different characters. Players will explore different areas of the hospital in order to piece together the mysterious murder case of Araya.
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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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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.