Single-player games like PLAYBACK
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to PLAYBACK, 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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Possession
Single-player alternative to PLAYBACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PLAYBACK.
The story begins as the protagonist receives a cursed doll and starts suffering from recurring nightmares. Players explore dark environments and face fear through various horror elements. The game offers two different endings and delivers a short but intense horror experience.
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ALYSSA
Single-player alternative to PLAYBACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PLAYBACK.
From the creator of Don't Be Afraid. You are a little girl trapped inside a nightmarish mansion, where twisted residents, dark secrets, and a conspiracy far greater than it first appears await behind every closed door.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to PLAYBACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PLAYBACK.
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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Silence Channel 2
Single-player alternative to PLAYBACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PLAYBACK.
Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?
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Lost Alone Ultimate
Single-player alternative to PLAYBACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with PLAYBACK.
Lost Alone Ultimate is a first-person psychological horror game designed to convey anxiety, distress, and terror. You will have to explore three different houses, avoid staying in the dark, and face moments of fear that will not give you respite.
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Don't Be Afraid 2
Single-player alternative to PLAYBACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PLAYBACK.
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to PLAYBACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PLAYBACK.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Escape the Ayurok
Single-player alternative to PLAYBACK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PLAYBACK.
Escape The Ayurok is a first person horror-adventure videogame, in which you need to escape from a haunted mansion as quiet as possible, to evade the hideous creature called "The Ayurok". Stealth Mode will be your ally!