Single-player games like The Box of Fear
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Box of Fear, 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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Glacial
Single-player alternative to The Box of Fear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Box of Fear.
1988, a chill is in the air, and fear hides in the dark. Glacial is an 80s VHS slasher inspired first person horror where you must brave unimaginable terrors lurking in the shadows to discover the truth
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The LastOnesLeft
Single-player alternative to The Box of Fear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Box of Fear.
"The LastOnesLeft" is a first-person survival horror game where the player finds themselves in an abandoned village overrun by zombies. Uncover the truth about what happened by finding mysterious letters from an unknown source.
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Shaytan
Single-player alternative to The Box of Fear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Box of Fear.
🔐 Can You Escape the Clutches of Shaytan? 🔐 🕯️Embark on a chilling odyssey through the enigmatic corridors of the human mind in Shaytan, a psychological horror puzzle game that will haunt your senses. The very devil who once beguiled Adam into tasting the forbidden fruit in paradise.🕯️
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Eternity's Echo: Patient Zero
Single-player alternative to The Box of Fear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Box of Fear.
As Rayne Williams, an elite agent of the D.I.B you were deployed into the zone. Your team is missing and you're surrounded by both paranormal nightmares and mercs. Guided by your partner Sam, you must survive this chaos and uncover the mystery of "Patient Zero".
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to The Box of Fear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Box of Fear.
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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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to The Box of Fear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Box of Fear.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
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Witch Hunt
Single-player alternative to The Box of Fear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Box of Fear.
Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to The Box of Fear — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Box of Fear.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!