Single-player games like Akelarre
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Akelarre, 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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I Make Saints (Steam Edition)
Single-player alternative to Akelarre — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore the guilt-ridden mind of a deeply deranged individual in this short first-person psychological horror walking simulator. Discover the unspeakable nature of their crimes in this dark, narrative-driven underground cult classic.
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COLD CALL
Single-player alternative to Akelarre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Akelarre.
COLD CALL is a first-person retro horror game based on a dying Earth full of unexplained mysteries. Escape Northbridge's research facility as you explore and uncover the truth behind a dying world.
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Barking from the Dark
Single-player alternative to Akelarre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Akelarre.
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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Lighthouse Keeper
Single-player alternative to Akelarre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Akelarre.
This dark act takes place from a single day of the Lighthouse Keeper. Listen to keeper carefully and help him to interrupt his twenty-years-old shift at the Lighthouse.
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New Face On The Block
Single-player alternative to Akelarre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Akelarre.
A psychological home-invasion horror set in the bleak year of 1992, focusing on tension, atmosphere, and an immersive soundtrack. The story involves elements of a cult, rituals meant to reach the dead, and the haunting presence of those who should have remained in the past.
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NIGHTSLINK
Single-player alternative to Akelarre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Akelarre.
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
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Ghost Frequency
Single-player alternative to Akelarre — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
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Uncanny Tales: Cold Road
Single-player alternative to Akelarre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Akelarre.
Uncanny Tales is an episodic horror series where the real terror comes not from monsters or the supernatural, but from people. Each episode is a new unsettling story inspired by real fears and eerie situations from everyday life.
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Where Time Ends
Single-player alternative to Akelarre — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Akelarre.
Build a time machine to see your deceased mother one last time.