Single-player games like NIGHT MULE
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to NIGHT MULE, 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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The Last Match
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
Her profile looked perfect. The woman sitting across from you is anything but. What begins as an ordinary date soon turns into a disturbing fight for survival. Watch her behavior, choose your words carefully, and uncover the terrifying truth behind your last match.
- 2
Once Upon A Mind - A Little Too Friendly
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
A story-rich psychological horror inspired by real-life experiences. Follow Emily, 23, as she moves to Brooklyn for a fresh start, but finds herself drawn into a slow spiral of obsession and control. Featuring voice acting, this atmospheric and grounded experience is deeply unsettling.
- 3
Terrors to Unveil - Day Off
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
Jack Williams, a 26 year old hard-working man, is finally taking a day off after a long week at work. He decides to spend his day off at his quiet cottage for a weekend of relaxation. Little did he know what would happen during his stay there.
- 4
Fears to Fathom - Woodbury Getaway
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
Sydney Harper, a 23-year-old working at a consulting firm plans a weekend getaway to a Woodbury rental with her college friends. Little did she know what was about to unfold during their stay.
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Refuted Wind
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
- 7
Perception
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
An award-winning narrative thriller about a blind woman’s journey to uncover the truth about the mansion from her nightmares, or else become one of its victims.
- 8
Fears to Fathom - Norwood Hitchhike
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
Holly Gardner, a 19 year old on an interstate drive experiences unusual happenings that leads to an unplanned stay at a motel, little did she know what was transpiring down in Norwood Valley.
- 9
Silent Still 2
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
Silent Still 2 is a first-person psychological horror that traps you in the paralyzing nightmare of sleep paralysis. Helpless and unable to escape, you’ll face unspeakable entities that watch, whisper, and move when you can’t. Blurring the line between waking and something far worse
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Silent Still
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — 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.
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Left Behind
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
LEFT BEHIND is a hyper-realistic psychological horror game where you take on the role of a real estate agent with a client looking to sell you a property. Instead of a straightforward and quick interaction with the client, you find yourself thrust into a deeply unsettling and frightening situation.
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Thou Shalt Not Kill
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
"Thou Shalt Not Kill" is a VHS-style first-person psychological horror game. You play as Angel, a girl traveling through a forest who finds a VHS tape on the ground. As she watches it, she discovers unsettling footage telling a mysterious story, leading to shocking revelations.
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Thin Threads
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
Thin Threads is a first-person psychological horror game about a family's desperate struggle to survive poverty. Step into the shoes of each family member, witnessing their story unfold from different perspectives, immersing you in a truly haunting and disturbing experience.
- 14
The Sinkhole
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
Experience claustrophobic cave horror powered by your webcam. In this psychological nightmare, a massive underground sinkhole hides a sinister entity. Ditch the mouse—your real head movements control your view, and your actual hands are used to climb, grab, and scramble through the dark.
- 15
That's Not My Mom
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
An anomaly-finding horror game where you play as a young boy returning home from school. Search the house for disturbing changes, survive increasingly strange events, investigate your suspicious mother, and uncover the truth behind an anomaly outbreak spreading across the city.
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Borrowed Sight
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
A mysterious epidemic violently killed millions in hours. Sealed inside a darkened van, your only connection to the silent, altered city is a damaged remote-controlled car. Navigate using coordinates, angles, and camera feeds to uncover the truth without drawing the attention of what remains.