Single-player games like The Holiday Story
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Holiday Story, 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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Hotelnomaly
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Holiday Story.
Hotelnomaly is an endless loop anomaly hunt game where you play as a mechanic hired to fix an elevator in a lonely 1930s hotel. Discover eerie anomalies, navigate haunted corridors, and uncover dark secrets. Could you finish your job and escape safely?
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UNPUNISHED
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Holiday Story.
Realizing that Mark will have to return to his family home, he begins to gradually sort through the family archives. Mark will have to read his parents' old letters, go down into the deepest parts of the house to unravel the secrets that have been hidden from him all these years.
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Christmas Nightmare
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Holiday Story.
Christmas Nightmare is an atmospheric horror game about New Year's Eve.
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CRUELTY
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Holiday Story.
"CRUELTY" is a Japanese-made splatter horror. You were in an accident and lost consciousness. The moment you wake up, you find yourself in a nightmare world, one that is not of this Earth. In an abattoir ruled by madness, horrific scenes unfold, and inescapable terror awaits you.
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Silent Nights
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Holiday Story.
Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.
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Psychopathy Assessment
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Holiday Story.
Psychopathy Assessment is a retro-80s V.H.S PS1 style analog horror game that blurs the line between reality and delusion. Step into a universe where you're not just playing a game; you're taking a psychopathy test, but the stakes are considerably higher than a straightforward diagnosis.
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There's Something In The Ice
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Holiday Story.
In 2015, three scientists at the Antarctic research station "Zarya" drilled into the ice to a depth of 2 kilometers and took samples for study... It seems that what they found was not at all what they were looking for...
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September 7th
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Holiday Story.
"September 7th" is a short horror game released for Christmas. The plot of the game is simple to the point of banality, and the gameplay is not delayed.The game also contains some Easter eggs and mentions. The game takes place in 2009.
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Abandoned Souls
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Holiday Story.
Abandoned Souls is a horror game, shown through a GoPro lens. You play as a vlogger who specializes in urban exploration.
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The Cursed Tape
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Holiday Story.
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
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Reflection
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Holiday Story.
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
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In My Head
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Holiday Story.
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
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The Dark Gift
Single-player alternative to The Holiday Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Holiday Story.
The Dark Gift is a horror game about Christmas and New Year.