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Single-player games like POSSESSOR

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to POSSESSOR, 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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    The Calling Past — Steam game cover

    The Calling Past

    Single-player alternative to POSSESSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with POSSESSOR.

    Jeb, going through a difficult time, decides to return to his hometown. Wanting to hide from dark thoughts among friends and family, he starts having nightmares that haunt him not only in sleep but also while awake. Find out what is the source of Jeb's nightmares.

    IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I MUST FIND HER — Steam game cover

    I MUST FIND HER

    Single-player alternative to POSSESSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with POSSESSOR.

    April 27, 1986 — during the mass evacuation of the city of Pripyat, a bus convoy with residents of the city disappears. Oleg Suvorov goes in search of the missing convoy to FIND his little daughter, who was on one of the missing buses

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lobotomy — Steam game cover

    Lobotomy

    Single-player alternative to POSSESSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with POSSESSOR.

    A first-person psychological horror game where you explore an abandoned mental hospital, solve puzzles, evade terrifying entities, and uncover the truth.

    2026ActionAdventureSimulation7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place — Steam game cover

    Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place

    Single-player alternative to POSSESSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with POSSESSOR.

    Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

    2024IndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Midnight Scenes: The Nanny — Steam game cover

    Midnight Scenes: The Nanny

    Single-player alternative to POSSESSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with POSSESSOR.

    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.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Uncanny Tales: Cold Road — Steam game cover

    Uncanny Tales: Cold Road

    Single-player alternative to POSSESSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with POSSESSOR.

    Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.

    2025IndieAdventureCasualFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Slender Threads — Steam game cover

    Slender Threads

    Single-player alternative to POSSESSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with POSSESSOR.

    In this paranormal point-and-click adventure, a traveling salesman races to stop a string of horrific deaths in a quiet seaside town—before he’s next.

    2025IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken — Steam game cover

    Deep Sleep: Labyrinth of the Forsaken

    Single-player alternative to POSSESSOR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with POSSESSOR.

    What dreams are made of is the stuff of nightmares in this new point-and-click adventure. Delve deep into realms both fantastical and terrifying, and use the power of lucid dreaming to solve puzzles, explore, and contend with eerie adversaries in your search for the brother you thought had died.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →