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Single-player games like Portens

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Portens, 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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    Bendy and the Dark Revival — Steam game cover

    Bendy and the Dark Revival

    Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.

    Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Amnesia: Rebirth — Steam game cover

    Amnesia: Rebirth

    Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.

    A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.

    2020IndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maid of Sker — Steam game cover

    Maid of Sker

    Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.

    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!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Joyville — Steam game cover

    Joyville

    Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.

    Joyville is a horror-puzzle adventure game set in an abandoned children's camp. Brace yourself for a gripping journey through the shadows, solving puzzles, and trying to survive amidst the hidden horrors that await you.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Venge — Steam game cover

    Venge

    Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.

    Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bleak Faith: Forsaken — Steam game cover

    Bleak Faith: Forsaken

    Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.

    Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication — Steam game cover

    The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

    Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.

    Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…

    2024Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Metel - Horror Escape — Steam game cover

    Metel - Horror Escape

    Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.

    Metel - Horror Escape is a first-person 3D game in the quest, horror genre. Welcome to the home of an insane maniac hungry for new blood and suffering! You are a victim in his hands. Be careful trying to find a way out. The maniac should not notice your escape attempt.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    C.A.B.A. — Steam game cover

    C.A.B.A.

    Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.

    C.A.B.A. is the first playable interpretation of the Backrooms metro level. Explore Pirámides station, collect items, solve puzzles and escape before what lurks in the shadows makes it impossible.

    IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →