Single-player games like Hell's Handbook
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Hell's Handbook, 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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Wreck of The Narwhal: A Cleaning Mystery Game
Single-player alternative to Hell's Handbook — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A cleaning and investigation game where you scrub the salvage found in a shipwreck and solve mysteries from the past. Clean the evidence to uncover clues, catalogue sea creatures, and identify the lost crew. Finally, reveal the secrets buried beneath the waves.
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Ancraophobia
Single-player alternative to Hell's Handbook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hell's Handbook.
Ghost hunting survival game where you identify and catch ghosts. Play alone or with friends with proximity voice chat.
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Winter Clothing
Single-player alternative to Hell's Handbook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hell's Handbook.
This is a horror plot puzzle game with Chinese folk themes. There is an unwritten rule in Tianhe Town: on the day of the Winter Clothing Festival, no villager is allowed to approach the back mountain. Is there really a ghost on the mountain? Perhaps there is something more terrifying than ghosts.
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At Sixes and Sevens
Single-player alternative to Hell's Handbook — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A PSX Detective Mystery Horror game. You play as an investigator solving bizarre crime cases. The story unfolds through a blend of interviews, computer based investigations and unsettling psychological elements.
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101 Forgotten
Single-player alternative to Hell's Handbook — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
101 FORGOTTEN is a psychological horror visual novel set in an alternate universe inspired by Bali — built from real sacred rituals, forbidden folklore, and the terror of lost memory. You play as Utari, a young woman haunted by dreams of a ritual she was never meant to survive.
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DAEMON MASQUERADE
Single-player alternative to Hell's Handbook — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to Hell's Handbook — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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Slaughter Horse 2
Single-player alternative to Hell's Handbook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hell's Handbook.
Use deduction, murder and trust your luck to eliminate the town council and rule over the helpless cartoon horses in a twisted strategy RPG.
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Hitherto: School of Swordcery and Shieldjuration
Single-player alternative to Hell's Handbook — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Hell's Handbook.
Welcome to Hitherto High, his Majesty's Magic School of Swordcery and Shieldjuration! Train your students in the ways of magic to prepare them for their final exams!!