Single-player games like STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence, 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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Sí Jefe
Single-player alternative to STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Si Jefe, it's a first-person roguelike set in Mexico where using drugs makes you stronger, but be careful because they can kill you!
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ReEvolution Project
Single-player alternative to STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A singleplayer story-driven horror game set in a desolate post-apocalyptic world. Explore a decaying abandoned house, scavenging for supplies and uncovering fragments of its story. Solve environmental puzzles that challenge your perception, and decide how deep you're willing to dig.
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
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Barbotine
Single-player alternative to STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.
An atmospheric horror micro-game that touches on topics of anxiety, isolation, body image and obsessive habits with a surreal PSX aesthetic.
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
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Hatch
Single-player alternative to STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.
"Hatch is a single-player, first-person horror game. You find a hatch in your room and strange things start to happen to you. You are the target of psycho killers. You have to find the truth behind the hatch and escape from the crazy world.
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Garten of Banban 2
Single-player alternative to STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.
Continue the story of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve deeper into the bizarre establishment where the place was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents, all while uncovering the truth behind the place…
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Garten of Banban 3
Single-player alternative to STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence.
Embrace the horrors of Banban’s Kindergarten. Delve even deeper into the depths of the establishment that was left suspiciously empty. Try to survive the unexpected residents and continue the search for your child…