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Single-player games like Knock On The Window

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Knock On The Window, 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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    [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality — Steam game cover

    [ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality

    Single-player alternative to Knock On The Window — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock On The Window.

    Uncover the truth in '[ANOMALY TAPES]: Beyond Reality'. Navigate through haunting levels, survive deadly anomalies with unique mechanics, and piece together a chilling mystery hidden within the tapes. Dare to uncover the secrets?

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RERODENT — Steam game cover

    RERODENT

    Single-player alternative to Knock On The Window — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock On The Window.

    RERODENT is a first-person psychological horror and puzzle game about rats and cultists. You play as Jimmy Rodentim, and one day you get a call from your Uncle Vic, who asks you to clean up his house for 100 bucks. Little did you know that a simple task will get you killed.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crime Detective: Red Flags — Steam game cover

    Crime Detective: Red Flags

    Single-player alternative to Knock On The Window — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock On The Window.

    Confined under house arrest, Cody Harper begins observing his neighbors out of boredom. But what starts as an innocent pastime soon descends into a real nightmare. A true crime horror inspired by the case of a notorious serial killer.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS — Steam game cover

    Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS

    Single-player alternative to Knock On The Window — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock On The Window.

    This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?

    2015IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Apocalypse Sacrifice — Steam game cover

    The Apocalypse Sacrifice

    Single-player alternative to Knock On The Window — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock On The Window.

    As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?

    2024IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Poppy Playtime — Steam game cover

    Poppy Playtime

    Single-player alternative to Knock On The Window — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock On The Window.

    You must stay alive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to survive the vengeful toys waiting for you in the abandoned toy factory. Use your GrabPack to hack electrical circuits or nab anything from afar. Explore the mysterious facility... and don't get caught.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    İblis3:Phenomena — Steam game cover

    İblis3:Phenomena

    Single-player alternative to Knock On The Window — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock On The Window.

    İBLİS 3: PHENOMENA is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious house set in realistic, slow-paced, atmospheric, and disturbing environments. It contains no puzzle or exploration elements; it is entirely built on tension and psychological pressure.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Floor Above — Steam game cover

    The Floor Above

    Single-player alternative to Knock On The Window — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Knock On The Window.

    A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.

    2026AdventureSimulationFree To Play12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Refuted Wind — Steam game cover

    Refuted Wind

    Single-player alternative to Knock On The Window — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock On The Window.

    Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.

    2024IndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →