Single-player games like Don't breathe in!
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Don't breathe in!, 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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Realm of Dread
Single-player alternative to Don't breathe in! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't breathe in!.
Take a step into the Realm of Dread's world of horror and suspense. Explore mysterious locations, fight for survival within the realm of supernatural entities and uncover the secrets hidden in the shadows. This journey through darkness requires courage and intellect. Are you ready?
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The Grove
Single-player alternative to Don't breathe in! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't breathe in!.
Scout out an uncanny pine grove for hidden artifacts and discover the fate of the children who went missing from a quiet town in Indiana.
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Connection
Single-player alternative to Don't breathe in! — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Don't lose the signal to get out of here.
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Apartment No 129
Single-player alternative to Don't breathe in! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't breathe in!.
Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.
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Midnight: Submersion - Nightmare Horror Story
Single-player alternative to Don't breathe in! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't breathe in!.
Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.
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Return the Backrooms
Single-player alternative to Don't breathe in! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't breathe in!.
Return the Backrooms is a Co-op horror game for 1-4 players where you can have a great time with your friends. Think, Explore, Wander, find the key items and try to escape. but be careful because something is lurking in the dark...
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Absolute Fear -AOONI- / 最恐 -青鬼-
Single-player alternative to Don't breathe in! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't breathe in!.
20 years after the birth of the legendary horror game "AOONI"... A completely new first-person, 3D horror stealth action "Absolute Fear -AOONI-" is now available! Players take on the role of a younger sister searching for her older sister in a mysterious mansion where AOONI roam.
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There's Something In The Ice
Single-player alternative to Don't breathe in! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't breathe in!.
In 2015, three scientists at the Antarctic research station "Zarya" drilled into the ice to a depth of 2 kilometers and took samples for study... It seems that what they found was not at all what they were looking for...
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Cold Decree
Single-player alternative to Don't breathe in! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Don't breathe in!.
Cold Decree is an atmospheric detective game that puts you in charge of a forensic laboratory. Scrutinize unsolved case files, analyze objects, and manually query the technical data within massive databases. Stop guessing; identify the perpetrator using only concrete evidence.