Single-player games like It's John's House
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to It's John's 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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Insomnia
Single-player alternative to It's John's House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's John's House.
Experience one night as a man diagnosed with a strange and incurable form of insomnia. Your only goal is to sleep until dawn, but after the lines between your nightmares and your waking life are blurred… you might not want to sleep afterall.
- 2
Kyoto Anomaly
Single-player alternative to It's John's House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's John's House.
You find yourself trapped in the endless maze of Kyoto's backstreets, trying to reach the temple of Hōkan-ji before the main tourist rush. Inspect the street for anomalies, choose the right path, and reach your destination... or be trapped forever.
- 3
Chronicles of Fear: The Babysitter's Tale
Single-player alternative to It's John's House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's John's House.
Psychological horror game without any jumpscares. Take care of Samuel, the neighbour’s kid, in this realistic singleplayer walking simulator and uncover family secrets.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Single-player alternative to It's John's House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with It's John's House.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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Oxenfree
Single-player alternative to It's John's House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's John's House.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
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The Signifier Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to It's John's House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's John's House.
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
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Below, Rusted Gods
Single-player alternative to It's John's House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's John's House.
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
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Lazaret
Single-player alternative to It's John's House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with It's John's House.
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
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The Wall Must Hold
Single-player alternative to It's John's House — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with It's John's House.
Massive-scale tower defense set on a besieged medieval wall. Place and upgrade towers, command your hero, and unleash powerful abilities to hold the line as thousands of undead, orcs, goblins, and worse swarm your defenses. Every second you survive, the horde grows stronger. The Wall must hold.