Single-player games like Cryphora
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Cryphora, 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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INDIKA
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Cryphora.
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
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Luto
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
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.
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
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Eclipsium
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
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Master Reboot
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
Imagine a world where death is no longer final, where precious memories are saved to enjoy forever, where your soul is immortal. Master Reboot is a haunting first-person sci-fi adventure.
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SHUT IN
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
SHUT IN is a dark comedy/psychological horror adventure game which explores depression and isolation by trapping you inside your own house. Explore a hostile home, solve puzzles, and withstand sarcasm from a rude and unreliable narrator. Idiot.
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Mucorales
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
An enthralling RPG Maker horror game that explores a dark and twisted rendition of the classic fairy tale, Red Riding Hood.
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shita ni
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cryphora.
A surreal dream exploration game, both beautiful and terrifying.
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Morvyn Gutter
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
In Morvyn Gutter, a pixel art horror RPG, you explore a nightmarish sewer system, battling monsters in turn-based combat. Level up, buy gear, and uncover a twisted story filled with eerie secrets and surreal dangers.
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Esca
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
Esca is a gripping survival RPG where you play as a repair robot maintaining an underwater research station, facing tough decisions and uncovering secrets of your past.
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Barnacle
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Cryphora.
Investigate an abandoned server frozen in time. Explore liminal, blocky spaces, uncover strange anomalies, and piece together what went wrong. The deeper you go, the more the world shifts, watching and reacting to your presence.
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Sandburied
Single-player alternative to Cryphora — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cryphora.
Sandburied is a relaxing idle sandbox that plays on its own while you work or unwind. Keep a tiny worm in a resizable desktop jar, take control at any time, explore a living sand world, and uncover 100 pieces of human waste buried beneath the earth.