Single-player games like Dendrophobia
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dendrophobia, 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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Nightmare House
Single-player alternative to Dendrophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dendrophobia.
No sleeping beyond this point. Escape a waking nightmare in this classic survival horror experience. She's waiting for you.
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THE KING IN THE SHADES
Single-player alternative to Dendrophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dendrophobia.
A classic survival-horror experience set in a fictional universe where the invisible hand of unspeakable horrors is turning humanity into a fleeting memory. Enter the world of THE KING IN THE SHADES and rid this decaying world of the curse of Gods.
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CALL OF CUTIE
Single-player alternative to Dendrophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dendrophobia.
CALL OF CUTIE is a single-player horror adventure set inside a vast, terrifying laboratory. Explore dark corridors, solve puzzles, fight frightening enemies, and rescue the victims trapped inside. Choose your own path with Bubbles and find a way to escape.
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Dead Memories: Left Behind
Single-player alternative to Dendrophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dendrophobia.
A girl. A store. A silence that never ends. The world outside is broken, but the paths within are worse. Every choice feels right. Until it’s too late.
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COMING HOME
Single-player alternative to Dendrophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dendrophobia.
A retro slasher horror game, with a focus on home defense. In the dead of night, you hear someone lurking outside - but you are not defenseless. Watch the cameras, barricade your doors, and have your gun at the ready - anything to keep the Sundown Rippers from claiming their next victim.
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Blood & Silence
Single-player alternative to Dendrophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dendrophobia.
Blood & Silence is a brutal third-person survival horror game driven by grief. Navigate the decaying city of Ashvale as an ordinary woman pushed to the edge. Manage real-time inventory, clear weapon jams under fire, hold your breath to hide, and survive unrelenting psychological trauma.
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Dendrophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dendrophobia.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to Dendrophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dendrophobia.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!