Single-player games like Synthetic Captive
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Synthetic Captive, 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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Proyecto Huemul
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synthetic Captive.
First-person survival horror inspired by a real Argentine conspiracy. Explore abandoned underground facilities, manage scarce resources, and stay out of its sight. Survive whatever lurks beneath the surface.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synthetic Captive.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
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Silent Whisper
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Synthetic Captive.
Silent Whisper is a single-player horror game that takes you into an abandoned school with a haunting past. What begins as simple exploration turns into a nightmare. Navigate its decaying halls, uncover dark secrets, and do whatever it takes to escape—or risk becoming another victim.
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HORROR TALES: The Wine
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synthetic Captive.
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D
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Pyromaniac
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synthetic Captive.
Play as Nikolas, a 20-year-old guy who found himself lost in an abandoned city... or so he thought it was at first. Explore the city, defend yourself from monsters, and find answers to what is really going on.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synthetic Captive.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
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Doorways: The Underworld
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synthetic Captive.
Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.
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Paper Dolls 2 纸人贰
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Synthetic Captive.
Paper Dolls 2 is a first-person horror adventure game. A dark aura emanates from a Qing dynasty dwelling—the Yin Mansion. What happened to the once-famous Yin Family? Clues lead us to its second floor haunted by restless spirits. A truth, buried for over a hundred years, is waiting to be unraveled.
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Who Are You?
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Synthetic Captive.
Surviving is the key point of this game, you need to act as a prisoner and escape from that place in a first-person perspective.
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Balloon Party
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Synthetic Captive.
The party room was supposed to be a joyful place, but is it really connected to “joy”? You need to interact with various objects in the party room and complete a series of explorations to find a glimmer of hope for escape. Can you... break free?
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Hong Kong Horror Incident: Yik Sin House
Single-player alternative to Synthetic Captive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Synthetic Captive.
The last food delivery order leads you into a residential building you can never leave. You thought it was just an ordinary job, but in the familiar Yik Sin House, you gradually fall into an inescapable nightmare.