Single-player games like The Dead House
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Dead House, 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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Forest 6174
Single-player alternative to The Dead House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dead House.
A brief narrative-driven psychological horror experience in first person (no jumpscares, story and dialogue-focused). You play as Danny, who is unexpectedly summoned to receive a break from his daily routine... However, things start to look out of place once you get deeper into the forest.
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Dead of Night: Supermarket
Single-player alternative to The Dead House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dead House.
Experience the dread of a midnight shift in a quiet supermarket. As mundane tasks blur with eerie events, discover that the darkness hides more than just silence.
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NOCLIP
Single-player alternative to The Dead House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dead House.
Chapter-based Backrooms experience. Embark on a chilling journey through the unknown. Visuals based on early 2000's camcorders.
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NIGHTSLINK
Single-player alternative to The Dead House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dead House.
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
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S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored
Single-player alternative to The Dead House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dead House.
S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored is a science fiction FPS puzzle horror game, which takes place a few months after the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant disaster. Experience a tale about an unexplored area within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone - The S.W.A.N. Institute.
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DREAM LOGIC
Single-player alternative to The Dead House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dead House.
DREAM LOGIC is a story driven first-person atmospheric horror game which takes place in liminal spaces. Explore various nostalgic, dreamlike, uncanny environments. But don't feel too safe, there's a sneaky creature watching your every move.
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The Maid
Single-player alternative to The Dead House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dead House.
The Maid is a first-person psychological horror and mystery game that focuses on creating fear and tension in the player.
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Kiosk
Single-player alternative to The Dead House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dead House.
Kiosk is a horror cooking game where you prepare orders for late-night customers who visit your cozy, rain-soaked kiosk. The eerie atmosphere clashes with the mounting tension as you serve your mysterious visitors.