Single-player games like The Ladder
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Ladder, 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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Apartment 22
Single-player alternative to The Ladder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ladder.
Apartment 22 is a bite-sized horror game about being trapped in a loop. You look out for clues left by the previous resident or possibly by you to escape the apartment.
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MIRROR MIRROR
Single-player alternative to The Ladder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ladder.
MIRROR MIRROR is a first-person psychological horror game. You repeatedly find yourself in a house where you find presence of unknown entities. Go through unreal experiences in the house and uncover the secrets of your fractured mind. Experience the tension and fear in the repeating space.
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Not My Son
Single-player alternative to The Ladder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ladder.
A psychological horror game where a stepfather is left alone with a disturbing child. Explore a quiet house, face growing nightmares, and piece together the truth behind the boy’s behavior.
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Tianfang Funland
Single-player alternative to The Ladder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ladder.
After being stranded in a decaying amusement park, an elementary school student and his estranged older brother discover that the city they grew up in has been tampered with. Tianfang Funland is a surreal adventure game with retro game visuals that bring players to 2010s Beijing.
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Backswamps
Single-player alternative to The Ladder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ladder.
Descend into an endless procedurally generated swamp where every step draws you deeper into a reality that watches back. Explore forgotten fragments and preserve your sanity in an atmospheric psychological horror experience.
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Forest 6174
Single-player alternative to The Ladder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ladder.
A brief narrative-driven psychological horror experience in first person (no jumpscares, story and dialogue-focused). You play as Danny, who is unexpectedly summoned to receive a break from his daily routine... However, things start to look out of place once you get deeper into the forest.
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Sitter
Single-player alternative to The Ladder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ladder.
Investigating the mysterious death of his grandmother, a detective breaks into her home to discover the truth, but the dwelling begins to play tricks on him. The space breaks, fears become flesh, and there is still no way out. Every step, every new room, every cycle is a chance to go mad.
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The Strange Lights
Single-player alternative to The Ladder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Ladder.
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...