Single-player games like Dead Secret Circle
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Secret Circle, 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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Dead Secret
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
Dead Secret is a first-person horror mystery set in rural Kansas in 1965. A reclusive professor is dead and it’s up to you to crack the case before you become the next victim. Investigate the murder and explore the story Time Magazine called “captivating” and “deeply creepy” .
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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ASYLUM
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
An epic supernatural horror adventure and the spiritual successor to cult classic Scratches set in a massive, decaying mental institute. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft, Hammer Films and twisted Euro Horror from the 80s.
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TR-49
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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Transient: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
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Red Matter 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
Red Matter 2 is an immersive, puzzle-adventure game that will transport you to the far reaches of space. Step into the shoes of Sasha, an agent awakened in a lunar base by an undercover operative and tasked with uncovering the secrets of the mysterious Red Matter.
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Sherlock Holmes - Nemesis
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
This new Sherlock Holmes game sends us to 19th Century London where Arséne Lupin, a young French burglar with an impressive track record, has just challenged Scotland Yard and the most famous of detectives - Sherlock Holmes.
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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Beacon's Bluff
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Secret Circle.
Beacon's Bluff is a 2D pressure puzzler with horror elements. Keep the beacon's light alive and survive your shift by solving intriguing puzzles. Become engrossed in this discerning horror puzzler.
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SEEING THINGS
Single-player alternative to Dead Secret Circle — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Secret Circle.
Full tilt surveillance horror. Keep your eyes locked on security cameras for an outrageous collection of horrific anomalies, suspicious movement, and the occasional T-Rex. Observe, detect, survive!