Single-player games like The Run
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Run, 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
- 1
Heart of the Forest
Single-player alternative to The Run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Run.
An ill-fated hiking trip spirals into a chilling fight for survival in this interactive psychological horror movie, inspired by centuries-old tales of vengeful spirits from Germany’s Black Forest.
- 2
The Gallery
Single-player alternative to The Run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Run.
An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist).
- 3
Dead Reset
Single-player alternative to The Run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Run.
Trapped in a terrifying death-loop, surgeon Cole Mason is kidnapped and brought to an underwater facility, forced to operate on a patient to extract an evolving parasitic horror. Dead Reset is a blood-soaked interactive horror, where each death brings you closer to the truth.
- 4
Mia and the Dragon Princess
Single-player alternative to The Run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Run.
A live-action, interactive action movie following Mia, a plucky barmaid whose life is thrown into chaos when a mysterious woman turns up at her workplace, on the run from a group of violent thugs and unable to speak English.
- 5
Night Book
Single-player alternative to The Run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Run.
Tricked into reading an ancient book, Loralyn summons a demon into her home. Night Book is an interactive occult thriller movie, created in lockdown, from the publishers of The Complex, Five Dates and Maid of Sker.
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Hacked: The Streamer
Single-player alternative to The Run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Run.
You are blackmailed in Hacked: The Streamer. Investigate clues, make impactful decisions, and shape your story to uncover the culprit is in this thrilling interactive movie. The fate of PinkyPie, a fan-favorite streamer, is in your hands.
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I Saw Black Clouds
Single-player alternative to The Run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Run.
After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.
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Until Dawn™
Single-player alternative to The Run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Run.
Rebuilt and enhanced for PC – Until Dawn invites you to relive the nightmare, and immerse yourself in a gripping slasher horror where every decision can make the difference between life and death.
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Hello Stranger
Single-player alternative to The Run — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Run.
An FMV psychological horror-thriller. A man gets trapped in his home by a hacker who forces him to play three games to survive. You must play these games and make choices that determine his fate.