Single-player games like The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents, 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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Luciferian - The Conjuring Book
Single-player alternative to The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents.
Luciferian is an action RPG, hack & slash, top-down shooter that immerses you into the world of occultism and magic. Fight diverse enemies, escape each level, and summon demons, gaining new abilities as you delve deeper into the dark arts.
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Dr. Emmerson's Nocturnes
Single-player alternative to The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents.
Dive into the worlds of the best classic weird fiction and cosmic horror writers. Try out our original approach to bringing literature into the interactive medium. Relax and let Dr. Emmerson guide you through all the colors of dread.
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WITCHHUNTER.exe
Single-player alternative to The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents.
Witches hide amongst the townsfolk and the Devil whispers through your screen. Explore branching paths as you investigate, interrogate, and condemn the guilty. Be warned: the inquisition is not without its horrors.
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The Clown's Forest
Single-player alternative to The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents.
You play as Michael, an 18-Year-old College Student, who had gone camping with his friends over the weekend, although, unfortunately for them, it turned from a peaceful getaway to a fight for survival.
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Pichhal Peri
Single-player alternative to The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents.
A haveli frozen since 1985. No one who enters ever leaves. Dare to face the darkness of an abandoned Indian heritage haveli — where Pichhal Peri hunts you through every shadow, every corridor, every room. "YOUR VOICE IS YOUR ONLY WEAPON"
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DNOWHERE
Single-player alternative to The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents.
Dive into the atmospheric 3D puzzle-platformer DNOWHERE, an industrial nightmare of rust and darkness. As a fragile, weaponless protector, you must guide Princess Aya—the only source of light—through a grotesque world ruled by the terrifying Pigmen. Can hope survive in a world built to consume it?
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Buddy Simulator 1984
Single-player alternative to The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents.
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
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Shady Brook - A Dark Mystery Text Adventure
Single-player alternative to The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents.
Explore a small country town with a twisted secret in this dark, Twin Peaks-inspired mystery text adventure that combines the best elements of classic interactive fiction, visual novels, and gamebooks.
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The Obsessive Shadow
Single-player alternative to The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Obsessive Shadow: Former Residents.
The Obsessive Shadow is a Survival Horror Game about a stalker you can't exactly Identify. With nothing but your eyes and a flashlight at your disposal, it's up to you to survive whatever horrific person or thing is out there watching you...