Single-player games like The Tape: Origins
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Tape: Origins, 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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Deepscape Inc
Single-player alternative to The Tape: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Tape: Origins.
2 to 4 player co-op horror game. You wake up marked with an ID number you can't see on your own back. Only your fellow inmates can read it. Find each other, share your numbers, reach your validation rooms, and get out before whatever roams the halls finds you first." en francais
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Room 817: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to The Tape: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Tape: Origins.
Welcome to one of the scariest old-school horror games. Here, you're not the predator, but the prey. Any mistake will cost you your life. Hide, solve puzzles, explore, and embrace the inevitable terror. The Ancient horror lurks, awaiting you. Based on true events.
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Dead Stop - No Vacancy
Single-player alternative to The Tape: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Tape: Origins.
One night at the Paradise Motel. One reporter who took a wrong turn. One thing certain: nobody checks out clean. A short retro horror inspired by 80s slasher films.
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It Happened At Night - A New Nightmare
Single-player alternative to The Tape: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Tape: Origins.
While working at a remote site deep in the woods, Chloe becomes entangled in a disturbing mystery that leads her into something far more terrifying than she could have imagined.
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iBLiS
Single-player alternative to The Tape: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Tape: Origins.
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
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[SUBJECT]
Single-player alternative to The Tape: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Tape: Origins.
[SUBJECT] is a first-person psychological horror game. You wake up confused in a dark room, not knowing where you are. The last thing you remember is a robotic voice echoing through you ears. How you got here or why is unclear, but you do know one thing: You're being watched.
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Scholar's Mate - First Move
Single-player alternative to The Tape: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Tape: Origins.
Scholar's Mate First Move is a first-person horror experience in a psychiatric hospital. Use your wits to escape from this sinister place.
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In to the 029
Single-player alternative to The Tape: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Tape: Origins.
In to the 029 is a horror game based on live-action 3D graphics. Collect clues through simple puzzle solving and investigation. Face the truth through endlessly repeated investigations amid the growing tension and fear.
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Bonds of the Zodiac
Single-player alternative to The Tape: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Tape: Origins.
Rei, a grieving girl, is drawn into a mystical realm where the Zodiac spirits are bound by the Jade Emperor. Mediate their inner struggles and guide them toward freedom in a first-person journey steeped in myth, conflict, and emotion.