Single-player games like Submerge
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Submerge, 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 Devourer: Hunted Souls
Single-player alternative to Submerge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Submerge.
Play as a paranormal investigator in our hybrid between first person survival and psychological horror story game. Investigate a haunted forest with up to 5 players CO-OP, try to lift the curse, experience a tragic story and take decisions together. Will you survive or will you lose your soul?
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Storebound
Single-player alternative to Submerge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Submerge.
A 1-3 co-op puzzle horror game. Lost in an accursed megastore, work together to find the exit before its lurking horrors trap you forever.
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The Experiment
Single-player alternative to Submerge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Submerge.
The tests went wrong. He has been transformed. It is hostile toward others. You have been assigned the task of killing the horrifying creature. Listen closely as it could be around any corner. (Game includes Remastered + Classic versions)
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Escape From Monster
Single-player alternative to Submerge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Submerge.
You woke up in a dusty room, in an unknown place, with no memory of how you got here. Your pockets are empty, and there is something outside the door producing frightening sounds.
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Backrooms Lost Runners
Single-player alternative to Submerge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Submerge.
Backrooms Lost Runners is a co-op survival horror with team play, voice-reactive AI, and immersive puzzles. This isn’t a “walking simulator”: explore liminal spaces, outsmart entities, and remember—even a whisper can give you away.
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Inside the Backrooms
Single-player alternative to Submerge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Submerge.
Inside the Backrooms is a horror multiplayer game mixed with different mechanics that will make you spend an intense night with friends. Explore, think, interact, but be careful, it is rumored that there are several entities wishing to find you...
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The Escape: Together
Single-player alternative to Submerge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Submerge.
The Escape: Together is a 1-3 player Online CO-OP escape horror. The paranormal creature has taken over the house. You must use everything you find to survive and make your runaway.
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Krampus is Home
Single-player alternative to Submerge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Submerge.
Sebastian is a teenager who is waiting for his parents to come back home on a cold Christmas night. Soon he realizes that there is something evil lurking around. Experience Sebastian 's journey into a surreal world like no other.