Single-player games like SchoolBoy Runaway
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to SchoolBoy Runaway, 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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Granny: Escape Together
Single-player alternative to SchoolBoy Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SchoolBoy Runaway.
This is a creepy co-op horror game. In which you find yourself locked in a crazy Granny's house. But Granny is not the only danger that awaits you in the house, someone else creepy lives in the basement. You have five days to get out of the house!
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Hollow Cocoon
Single-player alternative to SchoolBoy Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SchoolBoy Runaway.
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
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Ethel
Single-player alternative to SchoolBoy Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SchoolBoy Runaway.
Welcome to my first game! Where you'll Immerse yourself in a unbelievable, story-rich mystery, packed with jaw-dropping plot twist, horror, and multiple endings.
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Evil Nun: The Broken Mask
Single-player alternative to SchoolBoy Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SchoolBoy Runaway.
Enter Evil Nun's nightmare. Trapped in a cursed school, escape from Sister Madeline. She's cunning, searching every corner, luring and talking to you depending on your actions. Solve puzzles, craft items, and uncover the mystery in this horror game with different escape routes.
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Grunn
Single-player alternative to SchoolBoy Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SchoolBoy Runaway.
A gardener gets hired for maintenance work over the weekend. A simple task, but strangely some tools are missing… The owner of the garden isn't around, and their house is off-limits. Perhaps new tools can be found in the mysterious town, or maybe some of the reserved townsfolk have seen them?
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Escape Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to SchoolBoy Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SchoolBoy Runaway.
Sequel to the best-selling escape room game, brings a fresh take on first-person puzzles with a variety of new rooms to explore solo or with friends. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, or craft your own escape rooms with Room Editor 2.0.
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Out of Sight
Single-player alternative to SchoolBoy Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SchoolBoy Runaway.
You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.
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Saiko no sutoka no shiki
Single-player alternative to SchoolBoy Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Saiko no Sutoka No Shiki is a spin-off of the original game Saiko no Sutoka, in which Saiko is a zombie anime girl who wants to play with her senpai, with the senpai needing to complete her parts and give her food to satisfy her hunger while simultaneously trying to escape.
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Metel - Horror Escape
Single-player alternative to SchoolBoy Runaway — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with SchoolBoy Runaway.
Metel - Horror Escape is a first-person 3D game in the quest, horror genre. Welcome to the home of an insane maniac hungry for new blood and suffering! You are a victim in his hands. Be careful trying to find a way out. The maniac should not notice your escape attempt.