Single-player games like Strange Waveforms
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Strange Waveforms, 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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The Killing Rooms
Single-player alternative to Strange Waveforms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Strange Waveforms.
A first-person psychological horror where hidden odds shape every procedural run. Choose between unknown doors, evade relentless horrors, and survive an endlessly re-playable challenge.
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The Final Witness
Single-player alternative to Strange Waveforms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Strange Waveforms.
The Final Witness is a first-person psychological horror detective game where every case tells a different story. Explore a haunted family mansion, uncover hidden truths, analyze conflicting evidence, and identify the true killer before the darkness consumes your sanity.
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False Hope
Single-player alternative to Strange Waveforms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Waveforms.
False Hope is a survival horror game where you play as Stanley and Harriet, a couple trapped in an abandoned mall. As they navigate dark corridors, mannequins come to life, turning their escape into a fight for survival. Solve puzzles, uncover the mall's dark secrets, and evade relentless threats.
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Byte Breach
Single-player alternative to Strange Waveforms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Waveforms.
Co-op (1-4) sci-fi horror: Breach AI megacorps. Hack the world with an integrated digital overlay & execute skill-based data heists. Face escalating AI security - evasion is life. Can you make the breach?
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Incoherence: Dark Rooms
Single-player alternative to Strange Waveforms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Strange Waveforms.
You awaken in a strange yet familiar room with multiple doors, with no memory of how you got there. As you explore, you discover this place you are trapped in is built from interconnected rooms drawn from your own memories. To escape, you'll need to uncover the truth, before it consumes you...
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White Creek
Single-player alternative to Strange Waveforms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Waveforms.
As Alicia Morelli, manage resources, investigate haunted locations, and choose whether to kill the possessed or save their souls.
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The Hollow Line
Single-player alternative to Strange Waveforms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Waveforms.
Can you escape the tunnels? An AI-powered buddy is following you as you discover the seemingly never-ending network of tunnels. Get ready for a personalized and unique experience at The Hollow Line.
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Voidshift
Single-player alternative to Strange Waveforms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Strange Waveforms.
A psychological horror game about working the night shift in a store that reacts to your mistakes. Follow procedure. Avoid irregularities.
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R.I.S.E.
Single-player alternative to Strange Waveforms — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange Waveforms.
FIGHT. DIE. RESPAWN. REPEAT. Gladiator clones awaken endlessly in an arena with alien horrors and robotic sentinels for the purpose of dystopian entertainment. Rise as a clone and embrace the cycle of slaughter in this gut-spilling action RPG roguelike alone or together with your friends in co-op.