Single-player games like The Tape
Below are 17 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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Education
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Having done some terrible things in his youth at school, his memories call Bart Blake back to that place, in his nightmares.
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Now You See - A Hand Painted Horror Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
NoW YoU SEE is a story driven, first-person, point & click, horror adventure. You must escape!!! Explore the house, solve fiendish puzzles, uncover horrible secrets and get ready to meet the family. STORY. PUZZLES. GORE.
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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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The Hungry Fly
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Once upon a time, there was a fly. A hungry fly. A fly with razor-sharp teeth, with a taste for dead things. This is the tale of its adventure to find something dead to devour, in a swamp where nothing dies, everything is grotesque, and every choice matters, no matter how surreal.
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Agony
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
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Mists of Aiden
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Mists of Aiden is a first-person story driven horror game. You play as a thief trapped in an eerie mansion. Each choice can open a new mystery of the house and lead to a unique walkthrough and ending. Uncover final secret of the house. Uncover your own secrets.
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Amygdala
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Welcome to Amygdala, seeker of nightmares. In the presence of the Absolute Judge, you are assigned a task that only you can accomplish. Immerse yourself in this place made of emotions. Discover unique creatures called 'lords of nightmares' and uncover the beauties of horror in this unique adventure.
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Nevermind
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape.
Nevermind ushers you into dark and surreal worlds within the minds of trauma patients. When played with supported biofeedback technology, Nevermind picks up on indications of fear—lashing out if you allow your feelings of anxiety to get the better of you.
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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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Thief: The Dark Project Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Tape — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The shadows are your ally. Return to the city as Garrett, master thief, in this remastered classic by Nightdive Studios. Pickpocket, prowl, and outsmart in a world where trust is a luxury and every stolen secret comes at a price.
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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.
- 14
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.