Single-player games like Rachel's Journal
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rachel's Journal, 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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A List Of People Who Went Missing In The Scheleirland National Forest
Single-player alternative to Rachel's Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rachel's Journal.
A story about a woman who lives alone near the forest.
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Save Twiks
Single-player alternative to Rachel's Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rachel's Journal.
“Save Twiks” - psychological horror from the first person. The Kitten named Twiks us lost in a giant train and you will have to go though real horror to find it. “Did you hear this? I think he just meowed in next car”.
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Trance, Trauma
Single-player alternative to Rachel's Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rachel's Journal.
A woman killed herself. Uncover her motive in 3 surreal, hexagon rooms. Set in the aftermath of a tragic incident, Trance, Trauma is a point-and-click puzzle game where you play as the soul of the victim.
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DAEMON MASQUERADE
Single-player alternative to Rachel's Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rachel's Journal.
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
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LakeLady
Single-player alternative to Rachel's Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rachel's Journal.
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
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The Apocalypse Sacrifice
Single-player alternative to Rachel's Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rachel's Journal.
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
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Japan Stigmatized Property -日本事故物件監視協会-
Single-player alternative to Rachel's Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Rachel's Journal.
Can you endure until morning Monitor Japan's stigmatized properties and report any paranormal activity If you miss a report or make repeated mistakes——
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Iwaihime
Single-player alternative to Rachel's Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.