Single-player games like ERLIK: The Ninth Branch
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to ERLIK: The Ninth Branch, 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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Yn Moddey Dhoo
Single-player alternative to ERLIK: The Ninth Branch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ERLIK: The Ninth Branch.
A 1-bit PSX-style first-person horror game based on Manx folklore. Dusk falls on Peel Castle, Isle of Man. The Moddey Dhoo, a massive black dog, stalks the castle corridors. Run. Hide. Escape. Don't look into its eyes; they might be the last thing you see.
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Blind Silence
Single-player alternative to ERLIK: The Ninth Branch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ERLIK: The Ninth Branch.
Blind Silence is a top-down psychological survival horror game about a blind protagonist who uses sonar to navigate darkness, solve environmental puzzles, uncover Indian folklore-inspired secrets, and survive terrifying monsters.
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Erebus-9
Single-player alternative to ERLIK: The Ninth Branch — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience living hell in this reimagining of Dante’s Inferno as a cosmic, psychological horror. Survive the dangers that lurk in the darkness as you venture into the twisted depths of the Erebus-9 in a desperate bid to escape. The only way home is through hell itself.
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Arcadia Cafe
Single-player alternative to ERLIK: The Ninth Branch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ERLIK: The Ninth Branch.
Arcadia Cafe - domestic horror in early 2000s. Work the night shift as a student at a roadside cafe. Meet bizarre guests, get cash for your job, but beware — homecoming may be much more horrible than you expect.
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Eclipsium
Single-player alternative to ERLIK: The Ninth Branch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ERLIK: The Ninth Branch.
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes
Single-player alternative to ERLIK: The Ninth Branch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ERLIK: The Ninth Branch.
At the close of the Iraq War, Special Forces hunting for weapons of mass destruction unearth something far deadlier – a buried Sumerian temple containing a nest of unearthly creatures. To survive the night below, they must forge a brotherhood with their enemies from the world above.
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Cooking Companions
Single-player alternative to ERLIK: The Ninth Branch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ERLIK: The Ninth Branch.
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
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The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope
Single-player alternative to ERLIK: The Ninth Branch — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with ERLIK: The Ninth Branch.
Trapped and isolated in the abandoned town of Little Hope, 4 college students and their teacher must escape the nightmarish apparitions that relentlessly pursue them through an impenetrable fog.
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band.exe
Single-player alternative to ERLIK: The Ninth Branch — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A stylish rhythm game where every instrument offers a unique gameplay style. Play guitar, bass, drums, vocals, keyboards, and DJ, hit every note with precision, build massive combos, and master the beat. Easy to learn, difficult to master.