Single-player games like Writer. Chapter 1
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Writer. Chapter 1, 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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Clink
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Writer. Chapter 1.
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?
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Fuck You Witch
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Writer. Chapter 1.
Your best friend has confessed her love for you... but the problems don't stop there. You've started to hallucinate. All this interferes with sleeping and eating, and in general disrupts your ideal lifestyle. Yell obscenities at the witch, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of the Qazaq steppes
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Lair of Torment
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Writer. Chapter 1.
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
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EarWorm
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Writer. Chapter 1.
You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living. Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account.
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April 24th
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Writer. Chapter 1.
The main character is an experienced journalist who always strives to uncover the truth. He manages to gain access to the house, which is guarded by the police.
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Find Yourself
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Writer. Chapter 1.
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
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Silent Still
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Writer. Chapter 1.
Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.
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September 7th
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Writer. Chapter 1.
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
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10:59
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Writer. Chapter 1.
You wake up with a bad hangover and don’t recognize your home. You see a boy and you understand... that something is wrong with him. Someone's presence causes anxiety, fear and is about to plunge you into the realm of horror. But you don’t lose hope and try to get out of this nightmare.
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SNAP SNAP
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Writer. Chapter 1.
Having collected information about the “unusual corpse” for your journalistic investigation, you return home from the morgue. Something is wrong... The house has changed and there is a creature wandering in it that is afraid of the camera flash. Solve puzzles to get out of the house and survive.
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QR DEAD
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Writer. Chapter 1.
Your phone is the key to solving the mystery. Scan QR codes, they hold hidden clues. Find herbs for the infusion to save your grandfather. But be careful. A fog has engulfed the village, and a monster with a crossbow for a hand roams within. You are only safe at the altar. Why is it chasing you?
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VIDeoPHOBIA
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Writer. Chapter 1.
You are in a room without windows or doors. The TV dimly illuminates the room. What is this, a box? How to open it? After solving the riddle, you find the TV remote control. Click... a door appeared. You step into the darkness and hear laughter... turn around and find out what's behind the screen.
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Need For Scream
Single-player alternative to Writer. Chapter 1 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Writer. Chapter 1.
The year is 2010. You're going on a study exchange to Russia from the United States. You're also running your own blog, and everything is going great—until 2014... that is, until you learn about the cursed village and decide to go there to film a video for your followers.