Single-player games like Don't Play This
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Don't Play This, 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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Welcome to Kowloon
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Play This.
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
- 2
Psalm 5:9-13
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't Play This.
"Psalm 5:9-13" is a first-person psychological horror game with VHS effect. Be careful and attentive, there is something hiding in these rooms, something is watching from the darkness.
- 3
SHE WAS 98
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't Play This.
“SHE WAS 98” - you play as a grandson who returns to his elderly grandmother's home to care for her.....
- 4
Pieces of me
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Play This.
“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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Lair of Torment
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Play This.
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
- 6
The Floor Above
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Don't Play This.
A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.
- 7
The Last Visit: 98th
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't Play This.
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
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Coincidences?
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Play This.
After a sudden rent hike, you move into a suspiciously cheap house deep in the woods. The price is absurdly low and there’s work nearby-it seems like a stroke of luck. But you soon realize something is seriously wrong with the place...
- 9
The Other Side Of The Screen
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't Play This.
The game has 5 main characters that participate in a deadly show called "The Other Side of the Screen" . Each player has to find a way out of his location. The levels and their difficulty are completely different. You are given an opportunity to play for any of the mentioned characters.
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Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't Play This.
Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] - this is a New Year's horror game from the first person, in the Japanese style and genre of walking simulator. Collect gifts and make the kids happy on New Year's Eve. But don't forget that Midnight is a time of miracles!
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Night Grove
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Play This.
This is a first-person indie horror game. A young deliveryman took an unusual order that led him to Night Grove. This place has a dubious reputation among the townspeople, because for many years it has been sent to live with people that society has long since abandoned.
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Butcher of the North
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Play This.
You never received any New Year's gifts. This year, you decided to take what is yours. After tracking Santa down by his IP address, you head to his lair to take what is rightfully yours.
- 13
Frozen Shelter
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Play This.
Frozen Shelter is an indie first-person walking simulator game made in realistic 3D graphics. As a location, the player will be presented with a bunker built during the Cold War of the USSR. The fascinating atmosphere of loneliness will put pressure on the player throughout the game.
- 14
Reverse T-gotchi
Single-player alternative to Don't Play This — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't Play This.
What if the roles were reversed? In this first-person horror game, you are a Tamagotchi and your owner sets the rules. Satisfy their whims or your own needs will go unmet.