Single-player games like Wickwood
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Wickwood, 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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Evil Cartridge
Single-player alternative to Wickwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wickwood.
After finding a cursed cartridge, explore a distorted reality in this retro survival horror. Manage scarce resources, solve puzzles, and push forward through a world that grows increasingly unreal. Find a way to escape before it’s too late.
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Nature of Dread
Single-player alternative to Wickwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Wickwood.
A gritty first-person action-horror where you awaken trapped in the cursed settlement of Hellhole—a forsaken place swallowed by the northern wilderness. Fight your way out of this nightmare’s depths and uncover what has been buried under top-secret clearance for centuries.
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SAMA
Single-player alternative to Wickwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Wickwood.
A young girl lost in a dark forest must survive among terrifying creatures, harsh nature, and her own fear.
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Bastion of the Eldritch
Single-player alternative to Wickwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wickwood.
WARNING: This game is fair, but difficult. Keyboard is supported, but gamepad/controller use is strongly advised. If you're looking for a retro, pixel art style survival horror challenge, this is for you. This game doesn't hold your hand and game mechanics are deeper than they seem on the surface.
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Wuilsafe: Roots
Single-player alternative to Wickwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wickwood.
You are an immaterial being who appeared by chance. Surf the oceans in an instant, to search of many unique locations, enemies & situations created specially for you.
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Sur 2D Horror
Single-player alternative to Wickwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wickwood.
Sur is a survival horror game inspired by survival horror classics. Help Vanessa guide her wheelchair to explore the Uroko hospital and escape from creatures that chase her in her biggest nightmare. Whether hiding or shooting firearms. Survive!
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Coralina
Single-player alternative to Wickwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wickwood.
A RETRO RPG about lost MEMORIES in the LIMBO! Coralina needs to solve cases, alongside a Crow with a tophat.
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The Grave Digger
Single-player alternative to Wickwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Wickwood.
Take control of shovel-master Fagus in this curious blend of whimsical English comedy and grim Dickensian horror.
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Great North Shelter 2
Single-player alternative to Wickwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Wickwood.
A First-person Walking Simulator that combines Horror, Humor and Mysticism. Explore the funny locations of this National Park and please don't take it seriously.
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Boot the Beet
Single-player alternative to Wickwood — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Wickwood.
Boot the Beet is a high-impact arcade brawler where the only thing between your harvest and a swarm of hungry aliens is a heavy steel toe. Forget guns and magic—this is about the raw stopping power of a well-placed kick.