Single-player games like Christmas Story
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Christmas Story, 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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Luto
Single-player alternative to Christmas Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Christmas Story.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
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Unfeigned Depths
Single-player alternative to Christmas Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Christmas Story.
Unfeigned Depths is a first-person psychological thriller where dreams and reality blur. Uncover the dark truth behind your dreams with fully voiced dialogue and dynamic events. Can you unravel the mystery before deception takes hold and your world falls apart?
- 3
Rose and Cross
Single-player alternative to Christmas Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Christmas Story.
Our main character, absorbed in the study of sects and the occult, made a big mistake by going to an abandoned farm.
- 4
Ajnabee - The Unknown
Single-player alternative to Christmas Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Christmas Story.
Follow Naina’s daily life as it slowly stops belonging to her alone. 🚪 An unseen presence watches 👁️, remembers 📝, and interferes 🕰️ as her sense of safety slowly collapses. 🌑 A deeply atmospheric psychological horror set in India, exploring obsession 💔, fear 😰, and emotional vulnerability.
- 5
Lair of Torment
Single-player alternative to Christmas Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Christmas Story.
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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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to Christmas Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Christmas Story.
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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Nightmare Shift
Single-player alternative to Christmas Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Christmas Story.
Take on night shifts at a remote motel, handle unsettling guests, and navigate eerie events. Experience Emma’s unnerving apartment life, feel the unease of being watched, and question what’s real as the line between reality and nightmare blurs.
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Find Yourself
Single-player alternative to Christmas Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Christmas Story.
Explore the truly frightening subway cars and find out what fears the main character will have to face.
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Madness inside
Single-player alternative to Christmas Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Christmas Story.
"Madness Inside"" immerses you in the dark depths of an abandoned psychiatric hospital, where horrifying experiments were once conducted. Police Lieutenant Vic Voight, in pursuit of a dangerous criminal, unexpectedly finds himself trapped in this nightmarish place.
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Ghost Buster:Village
Single-player alternative to Christmas Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Christmas Story.
An extreme blogger travels to an abandoned village that, according to legend, was deserted in a single day. While exploring, he encounters rituals and entities rooted in Slavic mythology. But the truth waiting there is far more terrifying than any legend.