Single-player games like The Fifth Name
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Fifth Name, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like The Fifth Name page.
Ranked picks
- 1
恐怖夜話 第二夜
Single-player alternative to The Fifth Name — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Fifth Name.
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
- 2
There Is No Next Stop
Single-player alternative to The Fifth Name — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
- 3
Per My Last Email
Single-player alternative to The Fifth Name — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
You are the new hire. The account you inherited is not new — it belonged to E. Vale, who is no longer with the company. Ten business days of email in which you choose what you say, then choose who sees it. The routing is permanent. Someone is still reading.
- 4
The Trials - Chapter Two
Single-player alternative to The Fifth Name — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Fifth Name.
A classic 90s choose your own adventure style horror visual novel. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
- 5
슬픈 가족사 - 산장으로부터의 탈출
Single-player alternative to The Fifth Name — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
- 6
Is There a Way?
Single-player alternative to The Fifth Name — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
USSR, 1952. A psychological thriller visual novel about the still-unsolved Case No. 17, inspired by real events. Search for the murderer inside a Soviet psychiatric hospital, make choices with irreversible consequences — and don’t trust the past. Don’t trust anyone. Not even yourself.
- 7
Suhoshin
Single-player alternative to The Fifth Name — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Fifth Name.
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
- 8
THRESHOLD
Single-player alternative to The Fifth Name — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Fifth Name.
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.