Single-player games like HeartStuck
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to HeartStuck, 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 Recurrence
Single-player alternative to HeartStuck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HeartStuck.
Explore an open-ended nightmare using paranormal equipment to survive an onslaught of evil spirits that await your return.
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OUTTA HELL
Single-player alternative to HeartStuck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HeartStuck.
OUTTA HELL is an action-packed FPS set in haunting dimensions of the afterlife. You're Mono — trapped in a corporate purgatory after a life of crime. Dive in guns blazing, slow down the chaos with time-bending combat, or move tactically through the shadows — hell won’t wait, and neither should you.
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Willie's Nightfall
Single-player alternative to HeartStuck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HeartStuck.
Willie's Nightfall is a first-person horror game. Explore the eerie offices of Willie's Company in search of secret documents. But you're not alone. The sinister company mascot, Willie—a distorted, murderous mouse—is hunting you down.
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In Sound Mind
Single-player alternative to HeartStuck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HeartStuck.
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
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5 nights at Timokha 4: School
Single-player alternative to HeartStuck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HeartStuck.
Continuation of the legendary saga about the naughty Timokha and his delicious pie!
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The Shore
Single-player alternative to HeartStuck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HeartStuck.
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
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Among Ashes
Single-player alternative to HeartStuck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HeartStuck.
Among Ashes is a terrifying first-person survival horror game. Your friend has sent you a link to a game that someone posted online, but as you play you quickly realise that something is terribly wrong. Whatever you do… K̴͉͚̗̅̃̄E̷͓̤̺̊͠E̴̤̰̿̽P̴̠̳̀́ ̴̨̮̭̕̚P̷̠͇̳͐̓̀L̶̹̔Ả̷̧Y̵̘̺͆̓Ï̸̻̏͂N̷͙̯͊G̵͖̹̠̽̿
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Midnight: Submersion - Nightmare Horror Story
Single-player alternative to HeartStuck — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HeartStuck.
Nightmare Horror Story an adventure game from the first face in a horror genre provides you to take a trip in a huge and dark city full of dummies. You would have a possibility to figure out in a weird atmosphere when alive people are missed and everything that had remained is the dummies.