Single-player games like Unknown Host
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Unknown Host, 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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Last Shift
Single-player alternative to Unknown Host — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unknown Host.
Mark Thompson accepts a late-night shift in a mysterious office, but what seemed like a routine night quickly turns into a nightmare.
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Soviet Village
Single-player alternative to Unknown Host — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Unknown Host.
A deadly search for a grandmother in the village. Can you escape the loop? Unpredictable horror.
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Manivore
Single-player alternative to Unknown Host — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Unknown Host.
He doesn’t just hunt to kill. Manivore is not just a murderer, he is an artist. For him, death is not an outcome but a process. Can you uncover the truth within this twisted game, or will you be the next prey?
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Locked Up
Single-player alternative to Unknown Host — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Unknown Host.
The game “Locked Up" is the first project developed in 2020 by the studio EMIKA_GAMES consisting of one person.
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Clink
Single-player alternative to Unknown Host — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unknown Host.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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Don't Play This
Single-player alternative to Unknown Host — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unknown Host.
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
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Welcome to Kowloon
Single-player alternative to Unknown Host — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Unknown Host.
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
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The Last Visit: 98th
Single-player alternative to Unknown Host — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Unknown Host.
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
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Who am I?
Single-player alternative to Unknown Host — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unknown Host.
A man named Mark, who struggles to make ends meet, receives a letter informing him that his aunt has passed away. Despite their troubled past, Mark decides to investigate what happened, hoping to uncover the truth and perhaps find a chance for a better life.
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C.U.T.S
Single-player alternative to Unknown Host — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Unknown Host.
It’s an indie horror game where a man named Ethan, passionate about collecting VHS tapes, receives a box full of them from a friend. But as he starts watching, he realizes he’s witnessing something deeply disturbing and unsettling.