Single-player games like Shanwen
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shanwen, 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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Rainy Butcher
Single-player alternative to Shanwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Shanwen.
On rainy nights, the serial murderer is on a killing spree. This scares everyone but one girl, the journalist who keeps digging for a promotion. Dauntless, she gets involved deep and wide, hoping to discover the real identify of the rainy night butcher.
- 2
The Apocalypse Sacrifice
Single-player alternative to Shanwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shanwen.
As an adventurer, you have unintentionally uncovered a horrifying secret hidden in the town for years. Every choice you make will shape the story and become part of your personality test. Will you be the hero who saves the villagers, or will you sacrifice them to create your own legend?
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Evil School
Single-player alternative to Shanwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Shanwen.
This game is an FMV about anti-bullying. A teenage girl mysteriously disappeared, and the truth was buried by power for eight years. Now, you return to this place of evil with a bloodstained list. The moment of slay & judgment has arrived...
- 4
Xi
Single-player alternative to Shanwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Shanwen.
"Xi" is a horror puzzle game set in the context of modern Chinese folklore. The story takes place in an long-abandoned mountain mansion. This immersive escape room experience feels a bit too real, with eerie and strange elements everywhere—an empty banquet, an endless corridor.
- 5
规则怪谈：盛崖小区
Single-player alternative to Shanwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shanwen.
这是一款怪谈类剧情游戏。在宏大的原创世界观下你需要一步步探索盛崖小区的“全貌”，你能做到仅仅是依靠“规则”在这里觅得一线生机。你可以假装无事发生，安然度日；也可以想尽办法，逃出生天；或许你也可以直面它，成为它的一部分……但无论如何，请你记住，保持理智，遵守规则。
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The Narcotic Operation
Single-player alternative to Shanwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Shanwen.
Step into the role of a shadowed undercover police officer in Dark Eyes, brave an area dominated by vice and crime, where allies and enemies blur. Every smirk, tear, and lie tightens the web of deceit—will you destroy the empire or lose yourself in its shadows?
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Haunted House 2
Single-player alternative to Shanwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shanwen.
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
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Who's Lila?
Single-player alternative to Shanwen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Shanwen.
A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face