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Single-player games like Shieven

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shieven, 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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    Beyond The Evil — Steam game cover

    Beyond The Evil

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

    Beyond the Evil is an psychological horror game that places the player to a hard experience to find who created one supposed plague that might doom the world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vartio — Steam game cover

    Vartio

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

    Patrol a haunted forest as a lone medieval guard in this short psychological horror experience. Leave the safety of your watchtower, listen for threats in the dark, and uncover what's lurking beyond the trees—before paranoia consumes you.

    2025Adventure1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't Play This — Steam game cover

    Don't Play This

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

    Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it?  A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clink — Steam game cover

    Clink

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

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mundaun — Steam game cover

    Mundaun

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

    Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pieces of me — Steam game cover

    Pieces of me

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

    “Pieces of Me” is not a classic horror game with jump scares, but a psychological thriller-drama in the walking simulator genre. It is a spin-off of “September 7th”

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fatal Midnight — Steam game cover

    Fatal Midnight

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

    During the night, Dan is awakened by unusual sounds coming from deep inside the house. Concerned about his sister's condition, he decides to check on her. Upon entering her room, he discovers that she has disappeared. Fear grips him, and he starts rushing around the house looking for her.

    2024IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Last Days of Lazarus — Steam game cover

    Last Days of Lazarus

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

    After their mother's suicide, Lazarus returns home to his sister Lyudmila. But unexplained events make the world and even reality collapse around him. Looming death, a spreading malediction and the supernatural threaten his sanity, yet Lazarus pushes forward to find the truth about his family.

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →