Single-player games like The Kept Fire
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Kept Fire, 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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PROCEDURE ZERO
Single-player alternative to The Kept Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kept Fire.
In this prison, cigarettes buy information, and information opens doors. Talk to inmates, read patrols and uncover what the institution is hiding. You are not in the register — and someone who officially does not exist is still knocking. First-person stealth with psychological horror underneath.
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Eternal Fall
Single-player alternative to The Kept Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Kept Fire.
Eternal Dread is a Medieval Dark Fantasy Horror game. You wake up in a dungeon. Everyone is gone. Have your premonitions finally come true? You must use what you can find around you to survive.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to The Kept Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kept Fire.
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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Barking from the Dark
Single-player alternative to The Kept Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kept Fire.
You’re on duty at crossing #13. Keep an eye on the tracks, repair the sleepers, open the barriers for trains, cars, and people. Something in the woods is barking… and it’s calling you.
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Bughouse
Single-player alternative to The Kept Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kept Fire.
Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to The Kept Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kept Fire.
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
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Never Again
Single-player alternative to The Kept Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kept Fire.
Never Again - Horror/first-person Quest. The main essence of the game is research locations and puzzles, plunging in the dramatic story of a little girl suffering from asthma.
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HORROR TALES: The Wine
Single-player alternative to The Kept Fire — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Kept Fire.
Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D