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Single-player games like After 9:59

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to After 9:59, 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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    C.U.T.S — Steam game cover

    C.U.T.S

    Single-player alternative to After 9:59 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with After 9:59.

    It’s an indie horror game where a man named Ethan, passionate about collecting VHS tapes, receives a box full of them from a friend. But as he starts watching, he realizes he’s witnessing something deeply disturbing and unsettling.

    2025IndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Knock From Inside — Steam game cover

    Knock From Inside

    Single-player alternative to After 9:59 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with After 9:59.

    On Halloween night, something begins knocking from inside your apartment, turning an ordinary night into a terrifying encounter with something that should not be there.

    IndieSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pikabuu: STOP! — Steam game cover

    Pikabuu: STOP!

    Single-player alternative to After 9:59 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with After 9:59.

    Beni, a loving husband to Nadia and father to Kaila, always ensured his family's needs were met with simple contentment. However, one day, an unwitting decision dragged his small family into a spiral that threatens everything.

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Father's Day — Steam game cover

    Father's Day

    Single-player alternative to After 9:59 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with After 9:59.

    "Father's Day" - a psychological thriller that is a spin-off and prequel to the game "Find Yourself". The dream of living happily ever after was destroyed after Phil lost his wife and son. Obsessed with the desire to return them, he develops a plan.

    2022IndieSimulation6.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clink — Steam game cover

    Clink

    Single-player alternative to After 9:59 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with After 9:59.

    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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    Summer of '58 — Steam game cover

    Summer of '58

    Single-player alternative to After 9:59 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with After 9:59.

    In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

    2021IndieSimulation8.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    You Are Grounded — Steam game cover

    You Are Grounded

    Single-player alternative to After 9:59 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with After 9:59.

    "You Are Grounded" is a short psychological horror-slasher game from a first-person perspective. A terrifying killer clown terrorizes a teenager and his family on Halloween Eve.

    2024IndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Silent Nights — Steam game cover

    Silent Nights

    Single-player alternative to After 9:59 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with After 9:59.

    Silent Nights - A short horror game with realistic graphics, touching storyline and scary moments.

    2023IndieAdventureSimulation1.19 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →