Single-player games like NIGHT MULE
Below are 13 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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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.
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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?
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Case of the mysterious death of Keiko Haraeda
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
Japan, September 12, 1999, at 8:00 p.m., Ms. Keiko Haraeda collapsed in her room and was found dead. Although the police have ruled that there is no case and closed the investigation, many puzzling points remain, and the family is still calling for information.
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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.
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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.
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The Path
Single-player alternative to NIGHT MULE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with NIGHT MULE.
There is one rule in the game. And it needs to be broken. There is one goal. And when you attain it, you die.
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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.