Single-player games like The Tape
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Tape, 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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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
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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Putrefaction
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
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Pineview Drive
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
A one-of-a-kind horror shocker – a game aware of your fear!Check out the improvements introduced with Update 2.0!
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The Story of Henry Bishop
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
The story of Henry Bishop is a first-person psychological thriller, where the player will have to fight, guess riddles, immerse into a mystical plot and an incredible story.
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Silver Chains
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
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Visage
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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Incantation
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A mother, searching for her lost daughter, stumbles into a strange cult village. "Incantation" is a first-person horror game. It reveals the chilling story behind the "Chen Family Village". What are the consequences of crossing dark boundaries?
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
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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The Forest
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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Five Nights at Freddy's
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!
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Gedonia
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Gedonia is a classic open world rpg, featuring a complete freedom of building your character, exploring a huge world and completing quests.
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Gedonia 2
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Gedonia 2 is an online coop RPG, which allows up to 4 players to freely explore living open world and build absolutely unique characters. An expanded and improved sequel for RPG Gedonia.
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Galaxy Squad
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
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Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.
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Envy the Dead
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Envy the Dead is zombie survival roguelike, in which you are leading group of unique, randomly generated characters through destroyed lands, infested with zombies.
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Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown is a stand-alone campaign for Putrefaction 2: Void Walker, with new levels and enemies to fight. You can play this game without purchasing original Putrefaction 2.