Single-player games like Demon Alive
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Demon Alive, 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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GUTTED: Infested Crypts
Single-player alternative to Demon Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Demon Alive.
Descend into infested crypts beneath a cursed cemetery in this visceral action-horror FPS. Fight through rotting horrors with heavy gunplay, brutal dismemberment, and only a dying flashlight between you and the darkness.
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ESCAPE Protocol: Online
Single-player alternative to Demon Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Alive.
In this co-op horror game, escape an unknown realm where reality is shattered and dimensions collide. Solve puzzles, avoid deadly entities, and uncover the hidden saboteur.
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Demonsomnia
Single-player alternative to Demon Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Demon Alive.
Demonsomnia is a CO-OP multiplayer bodycam horror game focused on the impact of nuclear reactions. Radiation has spread everywhere, so put on your gas mask. Your goal is to activate the nuclear reactor device and escape without being caught by mutants.
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The Darkness II
Single-player alternative to Demon Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Demon Alive.
An intense first person shooter that delivers a twisted and gripping narrative of tragedy, modern crime drama, and supernatural horror.
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This is a Ghost
Single-player alternative to Demon Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This is a Ghost is a ghost-hunting psychological horror game. Using your equipment, track down paranormal activity and gather evidence to identify the entity, then banish it from this world! Solo and online co-op play for up to 4 players. 👻
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MetaPhysical
Single-player alternative to Demon Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Alive.
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to Demon Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Demon Alive.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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Exorcist Simulator
Single-player alternative to Demon Alive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Demon Alive.
Exorcist Simulator is a 1‑4 player online co‑op horror where every play asks the same, terrible question: Will you cast out the Devil —or wear his skin?