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Single-player games like POOLSIDE VIGIL

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to POOLSIDE VIGIL, 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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    My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me — Steam game cover

    My Beautiful Faraway, Please Don't Be Cruel To Me

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

    A dreamlike, half-remembered nowhere. Quietly wander through it, solve opaque puzzles, and meet strange figures as something beautiful unwinds.

    2026IndieAdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fleshbound — Steam game cover

    Fleshbound

    Single-player alternative to POOLSIDE VIGIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with POOLSIDE VIGIL.

    Sam agrees to help his friends by staying the night in their house while they leave for urgent business. Outside, a heavy rainstorm rages, with loud thunderclaps shaking the walls and creating an oppressive atmosphere.

    2026IndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arctic Grave — Steam game cover

    Arctic Grave

    Single-player alternative to POOLSIDE VIGIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with POOLSIDE VIGIL.

    Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you.

    2026AdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Something on the Floor — Steam game cover

    Something on the Floor

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

    You are left alone in a hotel where everyone has disappeared. Search the endlessly repeating floors for hidden anomalies, eliminate them, and escape. Trust nothing. Something is on this floor.

    IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lucid Falls — Steam game cover

    Lucid Falls

    Single-player alternative to POOLSIDE VIGIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with POOLSIDE VIGIL.

    Manipulate gravity, space and time, and survive terrifying nightmares in a deeply atmospheric lucid dream. Facing terrifying creatures, and solving challenges that bend reality, every moment reveals more of the dark truth behind Lucid Falls.

    ActionAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Ice Cream Shop — Steam game cover

    The Ice Cream Shop

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

    The Evil Presence is an immersive first-person psychological horror game. After moving into a new house, a man experiences supernatural occurrences and discovers the untold history of the residence.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    METROLOGY — Steam game cover

    METROLOGY

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

    METROLOGY is a First Person Horror set in the dark depths of the Underground Metro Transit System. Traverse endless tunnels while the horrors of the Underground haunt you. Uncover secrets, solve environmental puzzles and RUN. You do not want to be here. THEY do not want you here. Escape, if you can…

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tapes of Fear: Smile — Steam game cover

    Tapes of Fear: Smile

    Single-player alternative to POOLSIDE VIGIL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with POOLSIDE VIGIL.

    A first-person psychological horror that evolves based on your behavior. Uncover the atrocities within this mansion as you struggle to hold onto your sanity. Something is stirring inside the walls. If you hear eerie laughter, run as fast as you can. You are not safe

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →