Single-player games like The World's Shortest Horror Game
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The World's Shortest Horror Game, 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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Video Game Menu: The Game
Single-player alternative to The World's Shortest Horror Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The World's Shortest Horror Game.
A short game about the very best part of video games: the menus.
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Buitopia DVD
Single-player alternative to The World's Shortest Horror Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The World's Shortest Horror Game.
A short interactive DVD game. Today is Jess's Birthday! Can you find her a suitable gift? Just don't get distracted and forget about Jess. DVDs can't be cursed... right? Yeah it's fine.
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Isolomus
Single-player alternative to The World's Shortest Horror Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The World's Shortest Horror Game.
Bite-sized surreal horror with multiple choices. Make your own way through the claymation madness!
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The Trolley Solution
Single-player alternative to The World's Shortest Horror Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The World's Shortest Horror Game.
The Trolley Solution is a compilation of point-and-click minigames based on the famous thought experiment originally proposed by Philippa Foot.
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The Franz Kafka Videogame
Single-player alternative to The World's Shortest Horror Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The World's Shortest Horror Game.
An original puzzle/adventure game inspired by the writings of Franz Kafka.
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Scratch the Ticket
Single-player alternative to The World's Shortest Horror Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The World's Shortest Horror Game.
Scratch the Ticket is a first‑person incremental gambling sim where every ticket is a test of nerves. Print tickets, scratch cells, and decide: cash out now or risk it all. The outcome depends only on your choice.
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Talk to Strangers
Single-player alternative to The World's Shortest Horror Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The World's Shortest Horror Game.
Talk to Strangers is a game of everyday survival. Survive door to door conversations ranging from bizarre to mundane (in this order) while trying to sell products to strangers. But beware: nothing is what it seems in this neighborhood.
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The Fan
Single-player alternative to The World's Shortest Horror Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Fan is an interactive photo fiction with real locations and actors.The game is a first person thriller with a unique twist. Driven by a creepy and unsettling atmosphere, it will take you deep within the darkest places of Paris underground.