Single-player games like Strange island
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Strange island, 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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It's Always Happy at Chubby's
Single-player alternative to Strange island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange island.
Welcome to the night shift at Chubby’s, a 24/7 burger joint in the 90s. It's in the middle of nowhere, so you'll be mostly entirely alone. Just keep the store clean and occasionally serve the drive-thru counter. But whatever you do... always follow the rules.
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What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to Strange island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange island.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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Where the Walls Breathe
Single-player alternative to Strange island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Strange island.
Where the Walls Breathe is a first-person psychological horror experience with a strong focus on atmosphere and environmental storytelling.
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Dweller
Single-player alternative to Strange island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange island.
Dweller is a psychological walking sim horror game where you're trapped in a rotting sewer system with something watching your every move. You're low on resources, high on tension, and the only voice you hear might be trying to help... or mess with your head. Trust no one. Stay quiet. Stay alive.
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Saintless
Single-player alternative to Strange island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange island.
Explore the halls of the underground cult of The Open Hand. Experience the test rooms setup for your initiation in this psychological horror exploration game. Never forget....they are always watching.
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ANGLE
Single-player alternative to Strange island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Strange island.
A disturbing psychological horror experience that unfolds as only the echo of your footsteps accompanies you through the dark corridors, where you move along the fragile edges of your own perception.
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iBLiS
Single-player alternative to Strange island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange island.
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
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Backrooms: Lost Tape
Single-player alternative to Strange island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Strange island.
You work in the cinema as an usher and accidentally fell into the Backrooms, now being trapped, needing to unravel the mysteries of the yellow rooms in order to get out of this place, but be careful, there are entities that will be in your way.