Single-player games like Recurrence
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Recurrence, 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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Echograph
Single-player alternative to Recurrence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recurrence.
photograph ghosts, crack environmental puzzles, manage limited resources, and unravel the mystery behind a generational family curse in this classic survival horror experience.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Recurrence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recurrence.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Recurrence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recurrence.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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Tormented Souls
Single-player alternative to Recurrence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Recurrence.
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
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Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to Recurrence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Recurrence.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
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Necrophosis
Single-player alternative to Recurrence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recurrence.
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
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Lamentum
Single-player alternative to Recurrence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recurrence.
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Recurrence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recurrence.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.