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Single-player games like RATSHAKER™

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to RATSHAKER™, 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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    Alyanom — Steam game cover

    Alyanom

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with RATSHAKER™.

    EXPLORE 6 entropic gateways ranging from a liminal swimming pool to an empty art museum with up to 4 friends. MEMORIZE before they change each loop, then CATALOG if any ANOMALIES occur. Spaces shift from horrific entities to comedic encounters, we have no idea what's in there, that's your job.

    AdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Liminal Department — Steam game cover

    Liminal Department

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with RATSHAKER™.

    Trapped in what seems to be an endless hospital department. Carefully observe your surroundings in each loop to escape the Liminal Department

    2025ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Horror School Story — Steam game cover

    Horror School Story

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with RATSHAKER™.

    Immerse yourself in the foreboding atmosphere of Enspire School of Digital Art, brought to life with realistic graphics. Solve intricate puzzles and face psychological challenges to progress through the nightmarish school environment. FACE YOUR FEAR and ESCAPE THE NIGHT.

    2024IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadhead: Autorail — Steam game cover

    Deadhead: Autorail

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with RATSHAKER™.

    Learn what a hostile workplace truly feels like on this ever-changing haunted train. Can you trust yourself to make the right decisions? Will you figure out the train's dark secrets on this journey or the next?

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Escape Floor Zero — Steam game cover

    Escape Floor Zero

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with RATSHAKER™.

    Trapped in an infinite parking lot, your only escape is through Floor Zero. Detect subtle anomalies and make crucial decisions in this mind-bending, psychological horror experience. Dare to escape the unescapable? If you see an anomaly... turn back.

    2024AdventureSimulation3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blue Maiden — Steam game cover

    Blue Maiden

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with RATSHAKER™.

    A slow-burning, psychological horror walking sim set in a haunted Japanese neighborhood.

    2023IndieSimulation5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Mirror, Darkly — Steam game cover

    A Mirror, Darkly

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with RATSHAKER™.

    Explore your surrounds in this short narrative using a novel mechanic to find objects in a mirror's reflection

    2025AdventureCasual1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sludge Department — Steam game cover

    Sludge Department

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with RATSHAKER™.

    A murky point-and-click puzzle game where a straightforward repair job gets stranger the deeper you go. Solve 2D and 3D puzzles, meet weird characters, and figure out what is happening below the sludge.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SILENT HILL 2 — Steam game cover

    SILENT HILL 2

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with RATSHAKER™.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Zomboid — Steam game cover

    Project Zomboid

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with RATSHAKER™.

    Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PT+ — Steam game cover

    PT+

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with RATSHAKER™.

    Use virtual reality to learn how to stretch and exercise your neck

    2020SportsStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mouthwashing — Steam game cover

    Mouthwashing

    Single-player alternative to RATSHAKER™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with RATSHAKER™.

    The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

    2024IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →