Single-player games like Rat`s Lair
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rat`s Lair, 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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The Hallowed Echo
Single-player alternative to Rat`s Lair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat`s Lair.
Cooperative survival horror. Four friends find themselves in a forest where an ancient ritual has awakened something terrifying. Your goal is to destroy the root of evil by burning a cursed tree and survive until morning. Explore, hunt, hide. Alone is scary. Together is even worse.
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C.I.E.B The Backrooms
Single-player alternative to Rat`s Lair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat`s Lair.
You were abducted by a organization lead by the C.I.A. They have your son and see you as a mule to explore a world beyond ours. The Backrooms. Now you must explore, collect and build up your LAB to collect a profit. They promised you freedom if you help them. Can you trust them?
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OUTTA HELL
Single-player alternative to Rat`s Lair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat`s Lair.
OUTTA HELL is an action-packed FPS set in haunting dimensions of the afterlife. You're Mono — trapped in a corporate purgatory after a life of crime. Dive in guns blazing, slow down the chaos with time-bending combat, or move tactically through the shadows — hell won’t wait, and neither should you.
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All Eyes on Me
Single-player alternative to Rat`s Lair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat`s Lair.
You're a new hire at the BlinkTwice delivery services. Purchase (or steal) items and deliver them to your customers. Or find new ways to make profit like fishing, mining, recycling bottles, garbage picking, and more! Just make sure to reach quota by the end of the day...
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BlockSouls
Single-player alternative to Rat`s Lair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat`s Lair.
BlockSouls is a surreal indie adventure set in a lonely brutalist city. Explore strange places, meet unsettling characters, face disturbing enemies, and uncover hidden paths in a dark, dreamlike world.
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Evil Doll 2
Single-player alternative to Rat`s Lair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat`s Lair.
You awaken, trapped in a dark, blood-stained house. A terrifying puppet hunts you. Solve puzzles, find tools, and unlock the front door to escape. But be quiet, it hears everything. Uncover the house's dark secrets before the Evil Doll finds you.
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Memories Loaming
Single-player alternative to Rat`s Lair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat`s Lair.
A horror anthology about people working along a remote highway in Labrador, Canada. Try to remain balanced and lucid at your normal job. Also, there's a bear.
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Mycorrhiza
Single-player alternative to Rat`s Lair — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rat`s Lair.
A love letter to horror manga in the form of a visual novel. Welcome to a world of distorted minds.