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Single-player games like SHOCK

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to SHOCK, 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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    Blackforest — Steam game cover

    Blackforest

    Single-player alternative to SHOCK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHOCK.

    A realistic first-person horror game where you explore a dark underground basement, solve puzzles, uncover hidden clues, and escape from a ruthless killer who could be lurking around every corner.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ahon — Steam game cover

    Ahon

    Single-player alternative to SHOCK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHOCK.

    Ahon is a solo developed Filipino indie survival horror game that's inspired by real and historical/present events in the Philippines.

    ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Oneirophobia — Steam game cover

    Oneirophobia

    Single-player alternative to SHOCK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHOCK.

    Oneirophobia is a survival horror game with elements of psychological horror, thriller and drama. Experience the role of a person suffering from a fear of dreams. Run, hide, and be quiet. Help the main character overcome his fear by going through all the nightmares of our subconscious.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ROUTINE — Steam game cover

    ROUTINE

    Single-player alternative to SHOCK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHOCK.

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bleak Faith: Forsaken — Steam game cover

    Bleak Faith: Forsaken

    Single-player alternative to SHOCK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHOCK.

    Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Evil Within — Steam game cover

    The Evil Within

    Single-player alternative to SHOCK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SHOCK.

    Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.

    2014Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SILENT HILL 2 — Steam game cover

    SILENT HILL 2

    Single-player alternative to SHOCK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with SHOCK.

    Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.

    2024ActionAdventure34.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Outlast — Steam game cover

    Outlast

    Single-player alternative to SHOCK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with SHOCK.

    Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →