Single-player games like Shadows of the Past
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Shadows of the Past, 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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Chamber's Reunion
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Following a message from an old friend, you visit abandoned estate. Suddenly, you're knocked out. As you wake up, your only job is to escape as quickly as possible..
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Paranormal Observation
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of the Past.
Paranormal Observation is a single-player point-and-click ghost hunting game. Use your computer to identify the evil spirit by finding enough evidence and exorcise it with your professional tools.
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Bloody Moon - First Fear
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of the Past.
Nostradamus and Catherine de Médicis shared a secret that history buried on purpose. Perpetuated on the nights the Moon turns into blood in a place swallowed by the earth and forgotten. We will not tell you more. Only that every single piece of this story existed. And it’s terrifying.
- 4
Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of the Past.
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
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Jester: A Foolish Ritual
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A co-op survival horror game set in a dark medieval castle. Play as one of four resurrected knights and work together to find hidden runes, unlock the ritual chamber, and escape before the Jester hunts you down. Teamwork, stealth, and survival are your only hope.
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Penumbra Overture
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of the Past.
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
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Venge
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of the Past.
Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...
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The Escape: Together
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of the Past.
The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.
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Relaxing Drift
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Immerse yourself in the world of car adventures, where you will feel the real adrenaline when you get behind the wheel of powerful cars, improve your driving skills and master the art of drifting.
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The Beast in the Silent Valley
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of the Past.
A forgotten village, cut off from civilization, had a curse that would bring only death and fear. Gravets, in the role of the most soulful mandrivka, finds himself in this village, where all the bastards have become deprived of a trace of their thirst.
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Curse of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of the Past.
is a tense survival game in a post-apocalyptic world where the player has to collect parts of a crashed car to save himself while avoiding deadly monsters. Four different creatures roam the world, each with their own special abilities
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Keyboard Warrior Simulator
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of the Past.
Keyboard Warrior Simulator — fight internet trolls by typing key combinations quickly! Your speed and accuracy are the only weapons in meme battles and the final boss fight. Are you ready to prove that you are the king of the keyboard?
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The Hallowed Echo
Single-player alternative to Shadows of the Past — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of the Past.
Cooperative survival horror. Four friends find themselves in a forest where an ancient ritual has awakened something terrifying. Your goal is to destroy the root of evil by burning a cursed tree and survive until morning. Explore, hunt, hide. Alone is scary. Together is even worse.