Single-player games like Shadows of Christmas Eve
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Shadows of Christmas Eve, 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 Guest II
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Christmas Eve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Christmas Eve.
The Guest II is a first-person psychological horror experience.
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Tapes of Fear: Smile
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Christmas Eve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Shadows of Christmas Eve.
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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PROCEDURE ZERO
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Christmas Eve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Christmas Eve.
In this prison, cigarettes buy information, and information opens doors. Talk to inmates, read patrols and uncover what the institution is hiding. You are not in the register — and someone who officially does not exist is still knocking. First-person stealth with psychological horror underneath.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Christmas Eve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Shadows of Christmas Eve.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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Dread Flats
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Christmas Eve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Christmas Eve.
This is a first-person Chinese horror game, players will go to a murder building, uncover the truth of the murder, find the missing people..
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SUFFOCATE
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Christmas Eve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Christmas Eve.
《SUFFOCATE》is a realistic 3D first-person survival horror game. The plot revolves around family relationships, cult, and the greed that permeates human nature. The game doesn't shy away from violence, gore, and faith in this one-of-a-kind survival horror experience, Taiwanese style.
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Christmas Eve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Christmas Eve.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to Shadows of Christmas Eve — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Shadows of Christmas Eve.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!