Single-player games like Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward, 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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Silent Sonata
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.
Dive into a chilling symphony of horror & harmony. Solve ancient mysteries, wield enchanted instruments & face nightmarish foes. Will you compose your escape, or succumb to the melodies? Players control a musician who's experiencing more than just stage-fright in this psychedelic thriller
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Moved mind
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.
Moved mind is a first person narrative psychological horror game, where you will be the subject of a psychological experiment where you will have to face your fears and differentiate reality from the symptoms of your illness.
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From Hell
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.
From Hell is a first-person psychological horror game that focuses on creating fear and tension for the player.
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Y. Village - The Visitors
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.
Batu, tormented by nightmares, is lured to a nameless village via cryptic letters. Investigating the village's secrets with just one friend, he wakes one night to discover his ally gone. He must now locate his friend and elude the village's dark mysteries.
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Arrogation: Unlight of Day
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.
Arrogation: Unlight of Day is a psychological horror game set in World War II. You will play as a lone reporter searching for his lost family in an abandoned village from 80s China. Beyond darkness, you will find nightmarish creatures and secrets from the long lost Imperial Japanese Army.
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In The Backrooms
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
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The Dark Gift
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.
The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.
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Abandoned Souls
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.