Single-player games like Dead Air
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Air, 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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Corcovado's Night Guard
Single-player alternative to Dead Air — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Air.
You are Vicente, a night guard that works in Corcovado, taking care of this brazilian tourist spot, christ the redeemer. A first person, singleplayer, walk-simulator experience. Investigate what is happening and try to escape this nightmare.
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Unedited Footage: The Abandoned Factory
Single-player alternative to Dead Air — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Air.
YouTuber Junho enters an abandoned factory at night to film his next video. The footage from that night is never uploaded. Explore the dark, three-story factory, complete the shoot, and uncover its secrets in this first-person psychological horror game.
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[ABERRATION] THE ANALYST
Single-player alternative to Dead Air — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Air.
Dexton-City vanished, leaving a 14.2-meter void. As a PRISM analyst, process Agent Meg Simons' final hours through the EYESYS simulation. Survive the psychological terror and brutal trials of a Class C4 Hive Mind. The inaugural [ABERRATION] case by FEIGIN ENTERTAINMENT.
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Desolate Roads
Single-player alternative to Dead Air — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Air.
Desolate Roads is a first-person psychological horror vignette. You’ve run out of gas in the middle of nowhere, and all you can see are empty roads, a dark forest, and the endless thick and strangling fog.
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The Painscreek Killings
Single-player alternative to Dead Air — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Air.
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
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New Face On The Block
Single-player alternative to Dead Air — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Air.
A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past.
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Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Air — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Air.
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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Floor 9
Single-player alternative to Dead Air — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Air.
In Floor 9, you find yourself trapped in a mysterious hotel known as "Hotel Liminal." To escape, you must identify anomalies on each floor. These anomalies can be anywhere - on the ground, in paintings, or even right in front of your eyes.