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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Tapes of Fear: Smile
Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A first-person psychological horror that evolves based on your behavior. Uncover the atrocities within this mansion as you struggle to hold onto your sanity. Something is stirring inside the walls. If you hear eerie laughter, run as fast as you can. You are not safe
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[ABERRATION] THE ANALYST
Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.
Dexton-City vanished, leaving a 14.2-meter void. As a PRISM analyst, process Agent Meg Simons' final hours through the EYESYS simulation. Survive the psychological terror and brutal trials of a Class C4 Hive Mind. An [ABERRATION] case by FEIGIN ENTERTAINMENT.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.
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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...
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Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Portens — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Portens.
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
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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.