Single-player games like Thin Threads
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Thin Threads, 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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Silent Still
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Thin Threads.
Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.
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Luto
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thin Threads.
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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Lost Luminosity
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thin Threads.
The inheritance following his mother’s death turns into a series of mysterious events for Sam. Neighbors are complaining about strange noises and unexplained phenomena in the empty apartment. Intrigued, he decides to investigate what’s going on there himself.
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Witch's Doll
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thin Threads.
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
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Hazing - Night Shift
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Thin Threads.
A young police officer arrives at a country house after a disturbing call... This VHS tape captures the horrors that happened to him.
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Reflection
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thin Threads.
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
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Summer of '58
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Thin Threads.
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
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Martha Is Dead
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thin Threads.
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
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Silent Still 2
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Thin Threads.
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
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Left Behind
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thin Threads.
LEFT BEHIND is a hyper-realistic psychological horror game where you take on the role of a real estate agent with a client looking to sell you a property. Instead of a straightforward and quick interaction with the client, you find yourself thrust into a deeply unsettling and frightening situation.
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Thou Shalt Not Kill
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thin Threads.
"Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a VHS-style first-person psychological horror game. You play as Angel, a girl traveling through a forest who finds a VHS tape on the ground. As she watches it, she discovers unsettling footage telling a mysterious story, leading to shocking revelations.
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That's Not My Mom
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thin Threads.
An anomaly-finding horror game where you play as a young boy returning home from school. Search the house for disturbing changes, survive increasingly strange events, investigate your suspicious mother, and uncover the truth behind an anomaly outbreak spreading across the city.
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Borrowed Sight
Single-player alternative to Thin Threads — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Thin Threads.
A mysterious epidemic violently killed millions in hours. Sealed inside a darkened van, your only connection to the silent, altered city is a damaged remote-controlled car. Navigate using coordinates, angles, and camera feeds to uncover the truth without drawing the attention of what remains.