Single-player games like The Works of Mercy
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Works of Mercy, 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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Uncanny Tales: The Watcher
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Works of Mercy.
2006. You become the new reserve caretaker. Patrol the territory in your rugged 4x4, check the phototraps, and monitor the area using surveillance cameras. But remember: you are not the only one watching.
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弃层凶谈
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Works of Mercy.
Curse Of The Abandoned Floor is a first-person Chinese horror game. It starts with a paranormal video about an urban legend: "Beware the non-existent elevator mezzanine. If you enter it, you will be trapped forever."
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Infliction
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Works of Mercy.
Wander through an interactive nightmare set within the confines of a once-happy household. Piece together the mystery behind a harrowing series of events while struggling to survive encounters with an entity that relentlessly stands in the way of finding absolution.
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Gray Dawn
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Works of Mercy.
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
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Welcome to Kowloon
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Works of Mercy.
This is an indie horror from the first person, in which you find yourself in an area called Kowloon in search of cheap housing. The inhabitants of this place only at first glance seem to be ordinary people, but if we dig deeper, we will see their real faces.
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The Last Visit: 98th
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Works of Mercy.
"The Last Visit: 98th" is a psychological indie horror from the first person, in the genre of a walking simulator, in the setting of the post-Soviet winter space. The main focus is on the atmosphere of horror, which is emphasized by realistic 3D graphics.
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Welcome to the Game
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Works of Mercy.
Welcome to the Game is a creepy horror/puzzle game that takes you into the world of the Deep Web. Explore the Deep Web with the sole purpose of trying to find a Red Room, an online service / website that allows you to see and participate in interactive torture and murder.
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Scorn
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Works of Mercy.
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
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Lust for Darkness
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Works of Mercy.
A psychological horror of seeking satisfaction on the border of two intertwining worlds. An intriguing plot with erotic and occult themes guides the player's character through the Yelvertons' Victorian mansion and a perverse land inspired by Lovecraft's works and paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.
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The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Works of Mercy.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
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INQUIR P.T.
Single-player alternative to The Works of Mercy — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Works of Mercy.
A post-apocalyptic story-based action adventure game. Fully customizable weapons and a high mobility character. Zombie horde mode and full of action, blood, brutality.