Single-player games like Dead Awake
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Awake, 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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Echograph
Single-player alternative to Dead Awake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Awake.
photograph ghosts, crack environmental puzzles, manage limited resources, and unravel the mystery behind a generational family curse in this classic survival horror experience.
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Kafkaesque: The Nightmare Trial
Single-player alternative to Dead Awake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Awake.
Survive a twisted bureaucratic nightmare where every resource counts. Battle corrupted officials and solve psychological puzzles. Your choices shape multiple endings as you fight to prove your innocence.
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Backrooms: Echo
Single-player alternative to Dead Awake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Awake.
A co-op horror for 1–4 players inspired by the Backrooms. Procedurally generated levels, terrifying entities, and a realistic atmosphere powered by Unreal Engine 5. Every playthrough is a unique experience. Try to find the way out, but don’t trust everything you hear and see.
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Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Awake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Awake.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
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Fear The Timeloop
Single-player alternative to Dead Awake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Awake.
Sheriff James Cooper is slowly bleeding to death in an unfamiliar hospital. But the moment his life ends, everything starts over. He has fifteen minutes to break this endless cycle, uncover the truth, and find a way out before it's too late.
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Barking from the Dark
Single-player alternative to Dead Awake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Awake.
You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.
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Dread X Collection 5
Single-player alternative to Dead Awake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Awake.
A horror anthology in the Dread X Collection series. Featuring 12 new games from up-and-comers along with veterans, all wrapped up in an old, run down party venue that may be hiding more than it's letting on...
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Sorry We're Closed
Single-player alternative to Dead Awake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Awake.
Sorry We're Closed is an eccentric story-driven survival horror game about demons, angels and what happens when both sides collide. A mix of classic fixed-camera exploration and arcade-style shooting where Michelle must use her Third Eye to see between worlds, uncover secrets and solve puzzles.
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Carnival Massacre
Single-player alternative to Dead Awake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Awake.
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!