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Single-player games like Emily Wants To Play

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Emily Wants To Play, 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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    Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation — Steam game cover

    Spooky's Jump Scare Mansion: HD Renovation

    Single-player alternative to Emily Wants To Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Emily Wants To Play.

    Can you survive 1000 rooms of cute terror? Or will you break once the cuteness starts to fade off and you're running for your life from the unspeakable hideous beings that shake and writhe in bowels of this house? They wait for you, they wait and hunger for meeting you.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Emily Wants to Play Too — Steam game cover

    Emily Wants to Play Too

    Single-player alternative to Emily Wants To Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Emily Wants To Play.

    No one believed the pizza guy. They kept the dolls. A sandwich delivery guy is on his way to Central Evidence. He is not ready for what he finds. Emily and the dolls are back with new friends, scares and more. Use stealth and strategy to survive their unique games in this survival horror.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie7.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2 — Steam game cover

    Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted 2

    Single-player alternative to Emily Wants To Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Emily Wants To Play.

    Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted 2 is the sequel to the terrifying VR experience that brought new life to the iconic horror franchise. As a brand new Fazbear employee you’ll have to prove you have what it takes to excel in all aspects of Pizzeria management and maintenance.

    2023IndieSimulation39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Don't Knock Twice — Steam game cover

    Don't Knock Twice

    Single-player alternative to Emily Wants To Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Emily Wants To Play.

    Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Solus Project — Steam game cover

    The Solus Project

    Single-player alternative to Emily Wants To Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Emily Wants To Play.

    The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

    2016IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Frosty Nights — Steam game cover

    Frosty Nights

    Single-player alternative to Emily Wants To Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Emily Wants To Play.

    Frosty Nights is a First Person hybrid horror game that focuses on atmosphere and suspense.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stifled - Echolocation Horror Mystery — Steam game cover

    Stifled - Echolocation Horror Mystery

    Single-player alternative to Emily Wants To Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Emily Wants To Play.

    Stifled is a multi-award winning, Sound-based Stealth Thriller Mystery, where SOUND is the only way you SEE and the enemies HEAR your fear through your microphone input. Microphone input and VR Features are optional.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED — Steam game cover

    FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S: HELP WANTED

    Single-player alternative to Emily Wants To Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Emily Wants To Play.

    Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted is a collection of classic and original mini-games set in the Five Nights universe. Experience the horror in flat (non-VR) mode or VR. Oculus Rift and HTC Vive are supported. A VR Headset is NOT required to play.

    2019ActionCasual29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Five Nights at Freddy's — Steam game cover

    Five Nights at Freddy's

    Single-player alternative to Emily Wants To Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Emily Wants To Play.

    Welcome to your new summer job at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food! The main attraction is Freddy Fazbear, of course; and his two friends. They are animatronic robots, programmed to please the crowds!

    2014IndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pacify — Steam game cover

    Pacify

    Single-player alternative to Emily Wants To Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Emily Wants To Play.

    An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.

    2019ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →