Single-player games like Lurking Within
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Lurking Within, 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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Dreamless
Single-player alternative to Lurking Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking Within.
In a remote provincial town, teenagers mysteriously disappear every 25 years. You're a high school student about to turn 18... But what if you become the next victim?
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Mother Zina
Single-player alternative to Lurking Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking Within.
You’re a journalist who came to Russia for a report. After renting an apartment from Zinaida Petrovna, you quickly realize she’s hiding something - and this place isn’t meant for random tenants. To get out, you’ll have to dig into her past - and keep your sanity.
- 3
Through The Backrooms
Single-player alternative to Lurking Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking Within.
You as Ethan, a robber who wants to end his criminal past. Suddenly you fall in the Backrooms and now you have to solve the mystery of the liminal rooms to find a way out. But you are not alone here...
- 4
Clink
Single-player alternative to Lurking Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking Within.
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?
- 5
Fuck You Witch
Single-player alternative to Lurking Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking Within.
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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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to Lurking Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking Within.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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The Scourge | Tai Ương
Single-player alternative to Lurking Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking Within.
Explore the nightmarish lucid dreams of Nhat Huy to solve his family's mystery. Set in 90s Saigon, navigate dilapidated corridors, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Can you survive the twisting maze and The Scourge?
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IN THE FACADE WE TRUST™
Single-player alternative to Lurking Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lurking Within.
You’re torn between a girl who is obsessed with you and a creature. Whose words can lead you out of this endless loop? Trust the right person in the right cycle to get closer to the exit, or be misled by facades, complicating your next loop.