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Single-player games like Silent Watcher

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Silent Watcher, 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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    No Haste — Steam game cover

    No Haste

    Single-player alternative to Silent Watcher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Watcher.

    No Haste is a survival horror game. Sneak into a shopping mall to steal, be discreet and smart and don't get caught by the Rist creature!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Effigy : The Descent — Steam game cover

    Effigy : The Descent

    Single-player alternative to Silent Watcher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Watcher.

    Effigy : The Descent is a first-person survival-horror game in which you will face statues, with your lantern as your only tool to stop them. Gather all artefacts from the cave and freedom will be yours !

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    It Happened At Night - A New Nightmare — Steam game cover

    It Happened At Night - A New Nightmare

    Single-player alternative to Silent Watcher — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    While working at a remote site deep in the woods, Chloe becomes entangled in a disturbing mystery that leads her into something far more terrifying than she could have imagined.

    AdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Untold Legends: Baba Yaga — Steam game cover

    The Untold Legends: Baba Yaga

    Single-player alternative to Silent Watcher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Silent Watcher.

    The first in a series of exploration/horror games giving a new twist on old legends. Follow the clues and stay on the trail or navigate the open world and choose your own path, but beware, the actions you take may alter your ending. Unveil the story while evading the clutches of Baba Yaga.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cave Of Horrors — Steam game cover

    Cave Of Horrors

    Single-player alternative to Silent Watcher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Silent Watcher.

    Explore and discover the secrets of a non-linear cave. Document everything you find in your logbook. You cannot return unless you find every single information about every monster, plant, ore and point of interest.

    2025ActionStrategyAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Eyes Behind — Steam game cover

    Eyes Behind

    Single-player alternative to Silent Watcher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Silent Watcher.

    EYES BEHIND is a retro-style FPS survival horror inspired by the classics. Can you survive a deadly game of hide-and-seek with a sinister stranger? Use your wits and courage to stay alive in this tense psychological thriller.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Escape to the Afterlife — Steam game cover

    The Escape to the Afterlife

    Single-player alternative to Silent Watcher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Silent Watcher.

    The Escape to the Afterlife is a short horror experience (about 1 hour) where a deceased protagonist searches for a path to the afterlife.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Alone Ultimate — Steam game cover

    Lost Alone Ultimate

    Single-player alternative to Silent Watcher — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Silent Watcher.

    Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →