Single-player games like Stray Light
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Stray Light, 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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.redruM
Single-player alternative to Stray Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Stray Light.
.redruM is a psychological horror game blending realism and visual experimentation. Inspired by liminal spaces, backrooms, and real crime scenes, you play as a photographer uncovering the identity behind gruesome murders. .redruM is the red room where unshared photos are developed.
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DEATHLOOP 4 YOU
Single-player alternative to Stray Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Stray Light.
A university student, Hayato Ichijo, is trapped. In an endless prison of death.
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Dead Faces
Single-player alternative to Stray Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Stray Light.
Dead Faces is a mind bending psychological horror. Unravel Jack's disturbing mind, the faces from his past and the ultimate truth behind his actions. You must remember their faces.
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Smiglee's Statues: The Cursed Curation
Single-player alternative to Stray Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Stray Light.
A short first-person narrative horror simulator about cataloging and restoring museum statues while uncovering unsettling inconsistencies.
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ONTOS
Single-player alternative to Stray Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Stray Light.
A sci-fi mystery set on the repurposed moon hotel Samsara. Uncover cryptic experiments, face unsettling encounters, and piece together a mind-bending narrative. The deeper you go, the more the truth unravels as you confront the ultimate question: What is reality?
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The 5th Door
Single-player alternative to Stray Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Stray Light.
You find yourself in a quiet room with four doors. There's ALWAYS an anomaly. Choose wisely.
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Backrooms Anomaly: Pools
Single-player alternative to Stray Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Spot anomalies in a looping complex of empty poolrooms. Choose the correct exit and find the way out.
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craven bay : bay-side
Single-player alternative to Stray Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Stray Light.
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