Single-player games like Dead Secret
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Secret, 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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Dead Secret Circle
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret.
DEAD SECRET CIRCLE is a horror mystery set in Chicago in 1971. In this sequel to the critically acclaimed DEAD SECRET, reality and dreams collide as investigative reporter Patricia Gable sees beyond the flesh to chase a killer with a grisly M.O. Track the killer, narrow the suspects, and above all, stay alive.
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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Draugen
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret.
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
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The Assembly
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret.
A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.
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An English Haunting
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dead Secret.
While looking for the existence of the Great Beyond, Professor Patrick Moore, aided by a fake medium, will build a device to see the other side, embark on a search for a millenary artifact, and investigate the most haunted manor of 1907 England.
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Narcosis
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret.
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
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Year Walk
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
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The Painscreek Killings
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret.
Investigate an infamous cold case in the eerie, abandoned town of Painscreek. Search for evidence, connect the dots and uncover who killed Vivian Roberts. Can you expose the truth behind this town’s dark secrets?
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Beacon's Bluff
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret.
Beacon's Bluff is a 2D pressure puzzler with horror elements. Keep the beacon's light alive and survive your shift by solving intriguing puzzles. Become engrossed in this discerning horror puzzler.
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SEEING THINGS
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Secret.
Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!