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Single-player games like Violent Horror Stories 2

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Violent Horror Stories 2, 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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    Violent Horror Stories: anthology — Steam game cover

    Violent Horror Stories: anthology

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    4 short horror games from different authors and in different genres. Each game is an author's vision on the theme of 'pursuit'.

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Karpov — Steam game cover

    Karpov

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    "Karpov" is a visual horror novel shrouded in mysticism.Do you see THEM? Sneaking around in the shadows. Hiding their motives. You are far from the first to confront them. Are you sure you're strong enough? How presumptuous. Take your time. One false step and you won't be able to go back.

    2023IndieSimulationRPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mucorales — Steam game cover

    Mucorales

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.

    2024IndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    骸心 Mainbody — Steam game cover

    骸心 Mainbody

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.

    2022IndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pikabuu: STOP! — Steam game cover

    Pikabuu: STOP!

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    Beni, a loving husband to Nadia and father to Kaila, always ensured his family's needs were met with simple contentment. However, one day, an unwitting decision dragged his small family into a spiral that threatens everything.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Cat Lady — Steam game cover

    The Cat Lady

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...

    2013IndieAdventure8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Luto — Steam game cover

    Luto

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    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.

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DEAD LETTER DEPT. — Steam game cover

    DEAD LETTER DEPT.

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    Working at a data entry job in the big city, you type up and transcribe the lost mail and letters that have nowhere else to go. But as the days carry on oddities in the mail start to emerge, and cracks begin to appear.

    2025Indie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Who's Lila? — Steam game cover

    Who's Lila?

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

    2022IndieAdventureRPG11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No, I'm not a Human — Steam game cover

    No, I'm not a Human

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

    2025IndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst — Steam game cover

    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Mirror's Edge™ Catalyst raises the action-adventure bar through fluid, first person action and immerses players in Faith's story as she fights for freedom.

    2020ActionAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost in the Roots — Steam game cover

    Lost in the Roots

    Single-player alternative to Violent Horror Stories 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Violent Horror Stories 2.

    A 2D adventure with psychological thriller elements exploring guilt and fear. A young girl wakes in a stranger's attic, lost in the middle of nowhere. Who took her—and why? With no way out and something lurking in the shadows, escape may be just an illusion.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →