Single-player games like Ovation
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ovation, 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
- 1
In The Backrooms
Single-player alternative to Ovation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ovation.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
- 2
Imaginary Friend Asylum
Single-player alternative to Ovation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ovation.
A psychological horror game about being a child in an insane asylum. You're in a cruel world but your imaginary friends have your back. Here, you will uncover a dark conspiracy where you are to receive a terrible fate.
- 3
Clink
Single-player alternative to Ovation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ovation.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
- 4
Night Grove
Single-player alternative to Ovation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ovation.
This is a first-person indie horror game. A young deliveryman took an unusual order that led him to Night Grove. This place has a dubious reputation among the townspeople, because for many years it has been sent to live with people that society has long since abandoned.
- 5
Apartment No 129
Single-player alternative to Ovation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ovation.
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.
- 6
Summer of '58
Single-player alternative to Ovation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Ovation.
In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.
- 7
The Cursed Tape
Single-player alternative to Ovation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ovation.
Someone slipped a mysterious videotape under your door... Do you dare watch it?!
- 8
Tales Beyond The Tomb - White Silence
Single-player alternative to Ovation — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ovation.
Years after a tragic expedition, investigator Aleksei Morozov returns to the frozen mountains to uncover the truth. But some trails should never be followed...