Single-player games like No Clean Start
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to No Clean Start, 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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Moved mind
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Moved mind is a first person narrative psychological horror game, where you will be the subject of a psychological experiment where you will have to face your fears and differentiate reality from the symptoms of your illness.
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Silent Sonata
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Dive into a chilling symphony of horror & harmony. Solve ancient mysteries, wield enchanted instruments & face nightmarish foes. Will you compose your escape, or succumb to the melodies? Players control a musician who's experiencing more than just stage-fright in this psychedelic thriller
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In The Backrooms
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
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Paranormal: Found Footage
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
You are a student journalist who decides to make a documentary about the abandoned «North» cosmodrome, where in the 1990s a series of man-made disasters occurred that caused serious genetic changes in humans and animals, forming previously unknown mutations.
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Nature of Dread
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
A gritty first-person action-horror where you awaken trapped in the cursed settlement of Hellhole—a forsaken place swallowed by the northern wilderness. Fight your way out of this nightmare’s depths and uncover what has been buried under top-secret clearance for centuries.
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Calvar - The Darkest Gate
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Calvar – The Darkest Gate is a relentless first-person horror descent into madness, illusion, and decay. Crafted by a dedicated two-man team, this passion project drags you into a world where reality fractures and every step feels forbidden. Nothing is certain. No one is safe.
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Apartment No 129
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.
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Graveyard Shift
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Guarding the graveyard shift is often considered one of the most terrifying jobs globally, but night guarding at Whispering Winds Cemetery surpasses any other cemetery in horror! Being Night Security in this place will turn into a nightmare for you that you may never forget.
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Die Young
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Kidnapped for no clear reason to a dazzling yet mysterious island on the Mediterranean Sea, a young girl has to find a way to escape. Armed with only her wits, agility, and the will to stay alive, she must make her getaway or Die Young.
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Stayin' Alive
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Do your best to die or save your enemies from death in this frantic team multiplayer game about health issues. Death is in the air.
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Die Young: Prologue
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
Die Young: Prologue narrates events that occurred a few hours before the main story of Die Young. You play as Nehir, a field agent on a mission to kill Brother No.1. The mission failed and now you have only one desperate attempt to reach the extraction point.
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Vorax
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with No Clean Start.
In the gripping world of VORAX survival takes on a new terrifying dimension. As you step into this Open World Survival Horror game brace yourself for a journey where every moment is a battle for survival. Every choice, every move, every breath could be your last. Are you ready to face the unknown?
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SuperTotalCarnage!
Single-player alternative to No Clean Start — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Slay never-ending legions of monsters while running in circles! SuperTotalCarnage! is a gory and dark horror casual game with rogue-lite elements. Choose from a variety of weapons and perks and make every playthrough a different experience. Unlock many characters each one with different abilities.