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Single-player games like Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker, 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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    NULL — Steam game cover

    NULL

    Single-player alternative to Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker.

    It's 1998. You're trapped in an eerie neighborhood where nothing is as it seems. Unravel a psychological horror story of grief, obsession, and love. Solve puzzles, meet neighbors, and make choices as you uncover the truth behind a grieving father who created a perfect world, frozen in time forever.

    2026IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Muska — Steam game cover

    Muska

    Single-player alternative to Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker.

    No weapons. No escape. Just silence... and a truth awaiting you. In this atmospheric psychological horror game inspired by Turkish paranormal horror, uncover the secrets of an abandoned hospital and complete the ritual.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Still With Me — Steam game cover

    Still With Me

    Single-player alternative to Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker.

    A psychological horror experience about returning to a place that never forgot you.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spectral Prison — Steam game cover

    Spectral Prison

    Single-player alternative to Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker.

    Escape a prison that rewrites itself with every loop. Search a shifting house where keys never spawn in the same place, survive the Warden's deadly game zones, and unravel a haunting personal horror in this psychological thriller. How many runs will it take to break the cycle?

    2025IndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silent Still — Steam game cover

    Silent Still

    Single-player alternative to Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Silent Still is a first-person psychological horror game that delves into the terrifying experience of sleep paralysis and nightmares. You will feel the true horror that sleep paralysis can bring and the overwhelming fear it instills in a person.

    2024Simulation3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    What Happened to Lily? — Steam game cover

    What Happened to Lily?

    Single-player alternative to Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clink — Steam game cover

    Clink

    Single-player alternative to Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker.

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Midnight Scenes: The Nanny — Steam game cover

    Midnight Scenes: The Nanny

    Single-player alternative to Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Something Strange Tonight - The Lurker.

    The Nanny is a short interactive horror story about the supernatural. Follow siblings Oliver and Tina in their quest to find their nanny after she disappears in the middle of the night. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →