Single-player games like Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd, 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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Scary Game
Single-player alternative to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
You open your eyes in a dark, unfamiliar room; each door drags you into a new chamber filled with absurd surprises and dark comedy. Will you manage to escape, or will you continue to star in this black comedy?
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Vanildo's Journey
Single-player alternative to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Vanildo, a skilled retired adventurer is forced to return to work because of the peculiar events that are taking place in the city of Pirarotoba, including the disappearance of his old friend.
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Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
Single-player alternative to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
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Bed Lying Simulator 2020
Single-player alternative to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Simulator of lying on a bed. Or lying to a bed. Or maybe the bed is lying. Is your bed lying to you?
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The Baby In Yellow
Single-player alternative to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
You've got a new babysitting job, and things are taking a turn for the weird. Feed him, read him a bedtime story, and try not to fall into his dreams. How long can you stay in control?
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Tall Poppy
Single-player alternative to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
Tall Poppy is a fun-house horror experience where you must find your wife's purse and a way off the church property before the prankster ghost gets you!
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RATSHAKER™
Single-player alternative to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
RATSHAKER™ is the fun and quirky solution to all your rat problems! Hold on to the RAT, shake your arm, and watch life’s problems disappear! How far can you go?
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Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
Single-player alternative to Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Scary Game 2: The Mad Shepherd.
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.