Single-player games like Shards of Dread
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Shards of Dread, 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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Cursed Digilens
Single-player alternative to Shards of Dread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shards of Dread.
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Use a digital camera to take photos of ghosts. Get chased by monsters. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
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Cursed Toy
Single-player alternative to Shards of Dread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shards of Dread.
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Monsters jumping towards at your screen. Do housework. You get haunted by a monsters.
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Haunted Property
Single-player alternative to Shards of Dread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shards of Dread.
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Explore a haunted apartment. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
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Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
Single-player alternative to Shards of Dread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shards of Dread.
Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.
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Seybul Tech
Single-player alternative to Shards of Dread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shards of Dread.
Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.
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Barbotine
Single-player alternative to Shards of Dread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shards of Dread.
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
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NIGHTSLINK
Single-player alternative to Shards of Dread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shards of Dread.
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
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The Shattering
Single-player alternative to Shards of Dread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shards of Dread.
The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.
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Cursed Home
Single-player alternative to Shards of Dread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shards of Dread.
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.
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Fear to Face
Single-player alternative to Shards of Dread — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shards of Dread.
It is a psychological horror game and walking simulator. Take care of a cat and a house. Monsters jumping towards at your screen.