Single-player games like The Island of Doctor Morose
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Island of Doctor Morose, 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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Silver Pines
Single-player alternative to The Island of Doctor Morose — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Island of Doctor Morose.
Silver Pines is a survival horror metroidvania set in small town America. Fight nightmarish terrors and solve puzzles, while carefully managing your scarce resources as you uncover the mysteries that could hold the key to redemption.
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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to The Island of Doctor Morose — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Island of Doctor Morose.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to The Island of Doctor Morose — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Island of Doctor Morose.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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An English Haunting
Single-player alternative to The Island of Doctor Morose — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Island of Doctor Morose.
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
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Out of Sight
Single-player alternative to The Island of Doctor Morose — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Island of Doctor Morose.
You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to The Island of Doctor Morose — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Island of Doctor Morose.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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WORLD OF HORROR
Single-player alternative to The Island of Doctor Morose — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
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Tormenture
Single-player alternative to The Island of Doctor Morose — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Island of Doctor Morose.
Tormenture is a psychological horror game where you play as a child trapped in a cursed 8-bit game with a dark secret. To survive, you must find four relics and solve reality-blurring puzzles. But beware—some creatures may escape the game and haunt you in the real world. A game within a game.