Single-player games like Socket
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Socket, 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 Signifier Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to Socket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Socket.
This story-driven adventure follows a mystery of death and despair from reality into the surreal realms of objective memories and subjective experiences. Search the mind, solve puzzles, and unravel the dark truth in this psychological thriller.
- 2
What Happened to Lily?
Single-player alternative to Socket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Socket.
What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.
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Mundaun
Single-player alternative to Socket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Socket.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
- 4
骸心 Mainbody
Single-player alternative to Socket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Socket.
A puzzle-based horror game where the player takes on the role of a building manager who manages a haunted building and its "patients". Through the player's different options will raise or lower the pollution value, thus triggering different endings.
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Mouthwashing
Single-player alternative to Socket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Socket.
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
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Chorus of Carcosa
Single-player alternative to Socket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Socket.
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
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Filthy us 2
Single-player alternative to Socket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Socket.
千禧年初西北某地，一起恶性杀人事件轰动一时，行凶者临死前紧紧握着半张佛脸，他强烈的怨念引起了“无者”的注意。随着探究的深入，竟又牵扯出十年前另一起纵火灭门案！相同的一尊佛像，背后暗藏的究竟是天灾还是人祸。在那片由怨念产生的怨秽地之中，种种诡异可怖的表象之下，深埋着未知的秘密。
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THRESHOLD
Single-player alternative to Socket — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Socket.
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.