Single-player games like The Wickering
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Wickering, 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
- 1
It Hears You: Together
Single-player alternative to The Wickering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wickering.
It Hears You - a co-op horror. Escape the forest as fast as you can. Play with 1 to 6 people. Move quietly and avoid unnecessary sounds so Stag doesn’t hear you. He’s blind, but his hearing is perfect.
- 2
PROPHECY OF THE NUN
Single-player alternative to The Wickering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wickering.
The path of a group of friends falls on a mysterious mansion, and the extraordinary events that take place in the mansion are told.
- 3
Purge Phalanx
Single-player alternative to The Wickering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Wickering.
Unleash heavy weaponry to exterminate the demonic horde alone or up to 4 players online and/or in splitscreen
- 4
ESCAPE Protocol: Online
Single-player alternative to The Wickering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wickering.
In this co-op horror game, escape an unknown realm where reality is shattered and dimensions collide. Solve puzzles, avoid deadly entities, and uncover the hidden saboteur.
- 5
The Outlast Trials
Single-player alternative to The Wickering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wickering.
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
- 6
Paranormal Cleanup
Single-player alternative to The Wickering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wickering.
Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!
- 7
In The Backrooms
Single-player alternative to The Wickering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wickering.
"God save you if you hear something wandering around nearby, because it sure as hell has heard you.."
- 8
The Other Side
Single-player alternative to The Wickering — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Wickering.
The Other Side is a co-op psychological thriller for up to 6 players. Your goal is to investigate haunted locations using modern ghost hunting equipment, gather evidence, identify entities, and cleanse them from the location. Customize your character, headquarters, and more.