Single-player games like Forbidden Terror: Board Game
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Forbidden Terror: Board Game, 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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Fears to Fathom - Ironbark Lookout
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
Jack Nelson, a 24-year-old fire lookout, transferred to a new outpost. As he settled into his new home, he couldn't shake the feeling that something was off, little did he know what was transpiring down in Ironbark State Park.
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Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
The Nanny is a short interactive horror story about the supernatural. Follow siblings Oliver and Tina in their quest to find their nanny after she disappears in the middle of the night. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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Visage
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
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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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
The Dream Machine is an award-winning point & click adventure game about exploring other people's dreams. It's built by hand using materials such as clay, cardboard and broccoli.
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Last Time I Saw You
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
First loves. Family issues. Yokai. 'Last Time I Saw You' is a coming-of-age adventure set in 1980s Japan. Explore a haunted forest hiding a terrible secret, and interact with a vast cast of friendly and deceitful characters in this beautifully hand-drawn story with some light action elements.
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Witch's Doll
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
Witch's Doll is a first-person psychological horror game with realistic graphics. Beware, something is lurking in the dark. Get ready for intense jumpscares.
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Paranormal VHS
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
Paranormal VHS is a horror game that features a VHS tape-inspired aesthetic. The game's story revolves around a popular vlogger who spends a night in haunted locations in search of paranormal activity. Brace for intense jumpscares.
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The Demon Within Me
Single-player alternative to Forbidden Terror: Board Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Forbidden Terror: Board Game.
The Demon Within Me is a first-person psychological horror game featuring a dark, lonely, and atmospheric environment that offers an immersive and disturbing experience.