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Single-player games like Wake Inside

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Wake Inside, 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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    Tapes of Fear: Smile — Steam game cover

    Tapes of Fear: Smile

    Single-player alternative to Wake Inside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wake Inside.

    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

    ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Incident Reports: Millers Residence — Steam game cover

    Incident Reports: Millers Residence

    Single-player alternative to Wake Inside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wake Inside.

    A late-night call sends you to the Millers Residence. What begins as a routine investigation turns into a descent through buried records, missing evidence, and a house arranged to hide something far worse.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication — Steam game cover

    The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication

    Single-player alternative to Wake Inside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Wake Inside.

    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…

    2024Adventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clink — Steam game cover

    Clink

    Single-player alternative to Wake Inside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wake Inside.

    You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Strange Lights — Steam game cover

    The Strange Lights

    Single-player alternative to Wake Inside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wake Inside.

    You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...

    2026IndieAdventureSimulation3.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DYSTHANASIA — Steam game cover

    DYSTHANASIA

    Single-player alternative to Wake Inside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wake Inside.

    You awaken in a cold unfamiliar building crawling with grotesque creatures. Stave off terror using your wits and anything you can find, then try to make it out alive in this highly atmospheric environmental horror game.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure17.49 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lazaret — Steam game cover

    Lazaret

    Single-player alternative to Wake Inside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wake Inside.

    Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.

    2024IndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dread Flats — Steam game cover

    Dread Flats

    Single-player alternative to Wake Inside — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wake Inside.

    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..

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation4.79 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →