Single-player games like Butcher of the North
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Butcher of the North, 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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Mouthwashing
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Butcher of the North.
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
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The Wellmonts Case
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Butcher of the North.
The Wellmonts Case is a first-person psychological horror game set in 1993, Northern Maine. As a private detective, you explore the abandoned Wellmont farm, search for clues, photograph unsettling evidence, and uncover the truth behind a family's unexplained disappearance.
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Martha Is Dead
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Butcher of the North.
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
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Luto
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Butcher of the North.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
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The Lightkeeper
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Butcher of the North.
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
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Summer of '58
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Butcher of the North.
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
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GET EVEN
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Butcher of the North.
Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Butcher of the North.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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Welcome to Kowloon
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Butcher of the North.
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
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Don't Play This
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Butcher of the North.
Five scary stories, but they all have the same ending. Can you play it? A psychological horror game from the first person, which few will pass.
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Lair of Torment
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Butcher of the North.
This is an indie horror game with first-person puzzles. Terror and fear have enveloped the city. The maniac has returned. You sneak into his lair to try and stop him before he goes too far...
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Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター]
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Butcher of the North.
Gift Collector [ギフトコレクター] - this is a New Year's horror game from the first person, in the Japanese style and genre of walking simulator. Collect gifts and make the kids happy on New Year's Eve. But don't forget that Midnight is a time of miracles!
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Night Grove
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Butcher of the North.
This is a first-person indie horror game. A young deliveryman took an unusual order that led him to Night Grove. This place has a dubious reputation among the townspeople, because for many years it has been sent to live with people that society has long since abandoned.
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Frozen Shelter
Single-player alternative to Butcher of the North — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Butcher of the North.
Frozen Shelter is an indie first-person walking simulator game made in realistic 3D graphics. As a location, the player will be presented with a bunker built during the Cold War of the USSR. The fascinating atmosphere of loneliness will put pressure on the player throughout the game.