Single-player games like The Smiling Flesh
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Smiling Flesh, 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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Reborn
Single-player alternative to The Smiling Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Smiling Flesh.
Reborn - an atmospheric first-person survival horror. Explore a dark mansion, uncover its secrets, and survive among infected people. Use weapons, stealth, and limited resources to find your way to the truth.
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WARDER
Single-player alternative to The Smiling Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smiling Flesh.
You are a police officer sent to investigate a call from an abandoned mansion. Deep beneath the mansion lies a hidden medical facility connected to the mysterious Dr. Warder. Explore, solve environmental puzzles, and hide from the doctor as you uncover what happened inside his facility.
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Rite of Osiris
Single-player alternative to The Smiling Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Smiling Flesh.
Something is hunting you in the dark. Descend into buried Egyptian tombs in a first-person psychological survival horror, where your only light is a dwindling candle and your only hope is whatever scraps you can scavenge and craft before it finds you.
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CALL OF CUTIE
Single-player alternative to The Smiling Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Smiling Flesh.
CALL OF CUTIE is a single-player horror adventure set inside a vast, terrifying laboratory. Explore dark corridors, solve puzzles, fight frightening enemies, and rescue the victims trapped inside. Choose your own path with Bubbles and find a way to escape.
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SHADOW MANSION
Single-player alternative to The Smiling Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smiling Flesh.
A mysterious letter calls you back to your abandoned family mansion. Explore its dark rooms, uncover the bloody rituals buried in your family’s past, and escape the presence lurking in the shadows. Shadow Mansion is a story-driven horror game of atmosphere, exploration, and survival.
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Echograph
Single-player alternative to The Smiling Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Smiling Flesh.
photograph ghosts, crack environmental puzzles, manage limited resources, and unravel the mystery behind a generational family curse in this classic survival horror experience.
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Tapes of Fear: Smile
Single-player alternative to The Smiling Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Smiling Flesh.
A first-person psychological horror that evolves based on your behavior. Uncover the atrocities within this mansion as you struggle to hold onto your sanity. Something is stirring inside the walls. If you hear eerie laughter, run as fast as you can. You are not safe
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Loop of Death
Single-player alternative to The Smiling Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Smiling Flesh.
Explore a mysterious hospital in this first-person psychological survival horror game. Solve challenging puzzles, uncover hidden secrets, manage limited resources, and survive a relentless presence that never stops hunting you.