Single-player games like Den: A Short Horror Story
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Den: A Short Horror Story, 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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Anomaly Core: Hospital
Single-player alternative to Den: A Short Horror Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Den: A Short Horror Story.
You are a patient. You should avoid treatment at the old hospital. The crazy doctor's strange methods raise doubts. The treatment may not go as you imagine.
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Uventa
Single-player alternative to Den: A Short Horror Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Den: A Short Horror Story.
The tragic fate brings you, a simple night guard, to an abandoned school. Plunge into a horrifying story and get to the bottom of the secret that this spectre of the long-gone Soviet era has in store.
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Zombie Claus
Single-player alternative to Den: A Short Horror Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Den: A Short Horror Story.
You find yourself in a big empty house. Around the Christmas lights, but no friends, no family, and only bad Santa. Solve the mystery of the protagonist.
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UNPUNISHED
Single-player alternative to Den: A Short Horror Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Den: A Short Horror Story.
Realizing that Mark will have to return to his family home, he begins to gradually sort through the family archives. Mark will have to read his parents' old letters, go down into the deepest parts of the house to unravel the secrets that have been hidden from him all these years.
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to Den: A Short Horror Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Den: A Short Horror Story.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
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Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
Single-player alternative to Den: A Short Horror Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Den: A Short Horror Story.
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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Uncanny Tales: The Watcher
Single-player alternative to Den: A Short Horror Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Den: A Short Horror Story.
2006. You become the new reserve caretaker. Patrol the territory in your rugged 4x4, check the phototraps, and monitor the area using surveillance cameras. But remember: you are not the only one watching.
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Lust from Beyond: M Edition
Single-player alternative to Den: A Short Horror Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Den: A Short Horror Story.
Descend into madness in a first-person survival horror inspired by Lovecraft and Giger. Solve the mystery of esoteric cults. Cross the gate to the blasphemous land of Lusst’ghaa. Play the new M-rated cut of the fan-favorite Lust from Beyond.