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Single-player games like THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY, 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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    Still Wakes the Deep — Steam game cover

    Still Wakes the Deep

    Single-player alternative to THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.

    1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure34.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SOMA — Steam game cover

    SOMA

    Single-player alternative to THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Amnesia: The Dark Descent — Steam game cover

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    Single-player alternative to THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

    2010ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut — Steam game cover

    No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut

    Single-player alternative to THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.

    A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

    2020IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mouthwashing — Steam game cover

    Mouthwashing

    Single-player alternative to THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.

    The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

    2024IndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ASYLUM — Steam game cover

    ASYLUM

    Single-player alternative to THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.

    An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.

    2025IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Layers of Fear 2 (2019) — Steam game cover

    Layers of Fear 2 (2019)

    Single-player alternative to THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.

    A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ROUTINE — Steam game cover

    ROUTINE

    Single-player alternative to THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY.

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →