Single-player games like The Promethean Project
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Promethean Project, 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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SCP-479: Shadows of the Mind
Single-player alternative to The Promethean Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are a Class D personnel on an experimental mission for the Foundation to investigate SCP-479. The facility is linked to anomalies affecting the human psyche, gradually driving them insane. Please remember to take your pills.
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Crimson Snow (2023)
Single-player alternative to The Promethean Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Promethean Project.
Christmas is a joyful time, but this time something dark is hiding behind the holiday decorations. Your actions will determine whether you and your girlfriend survive Christmas night.
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Unknown Tapes
Single-player alternative to The Promethean Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Promethean Project.
You are the prey. Unknown Tapes is a horror video game that employs the found footage technique to narrate a story focused on survival in a modern setting overrun by dinosaurs. It aims for realism and draws inspiration from Dino Crisis and Outlast.
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Born Into Fear
Single-player alternative to The Promethean Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Promethean Project.
Born Into Fear is a first-person horror game set in an evacuated neighborhood. You'll have to complete task and avoid enemies to destroy the evil Buffer.
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The Heilwald Loophole
Single-player alternative to The Promethean Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Promethean Project.
The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...
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Observer: System Redux
Single-player alternative to The Promethean Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Promethean Project.
A first‑person cyberpunk horror detective story set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
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Hollow Cocoon
Single-player alternative to The Promethean Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Promethean Project.
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
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Exit From
Single-player alternative to The Promethean Project — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Promethean Project.
Exit From - is a first-person horror-stealth game with quest and procedural generation elements where you have to get out of the old Soviet house, which changes every new game.