Single-player games like Delirium
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Delirium, 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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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to Delirium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Delirium.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
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Decay: The Mare
Single-player alternative to Delirium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Delirium.
Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare…
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Dark Deception
Single-player alternative to Delirium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Delirium.
Death awaits you in Dark Deception, a story-driven first-person horror maze game. There's nowhere to hide & nowhere to catch your breath. Run or die - it's your choice. Trapped in a realm of nightmarish mazes with a mysterious woman, your only hope of survival is to find a way to escape.
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to Delirium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Delirium.
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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>observer_
Single-player alternative to Delirium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Delirium.
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
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In Sound Mind
Single-player alternative to Delirium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Delirium.
In Sound Mind is an imaginative first-person psychological horror with frenetic puzzles, unique boss fights, and original music by The Living Tombstone. Journey within the inner workings of the one place you can’t seem to escape—your own mind.
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Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Delirium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Delirium.
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
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Pathologic Classic HD
Single-player alternative to Delirium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Delirium.
Pathologic Classic HD is the Definitive Edition of the original Cult Classic Psychological First-Person Survival game. In this unforgettable experience, players control one of three unique characters as they try to save a mysterious town from a deadly plague that cannot be stopped.
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Delirium VR
Single-player alternative to Delirium — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Delirium.
A VR exclusive horror game where you wake up in an eerie abandoned home and discover what insanity prevailed over its history, as you uncover the remnants of its past inhabitants; Jon and Anna.