Single-player games like Prisoner
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Prisoner, 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 Prisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner.
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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>observer_
Single-player alternative to Prisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner.
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.
- 3
Kairo
Single-player alternative to Prisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner.
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
- 4
Homesick
Single-player alternative to Prisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner.
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
- 5
Slender: The Arrival
Single-player alternative to Prisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner.
Slender Man returns more terrifying than ever. You're on your own. No one to help you. No one to hear you scream. Relive the horror all over again with cutting edge visuals for the 10th Anniversary Update and experience survival horror at its finest.
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Scanner Sombre
Single-player alternative to Prisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner.
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
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Dream
Single-player alternative to Prisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner.
Dream is an exploration game that takes place within the subconscious mind of Howard Phillips, a young man whose waking hours are tedious and dull, but whose dreams are lucid and powerful.
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The Old City: Leviathan
Single-player alternative to Prisoner — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prisoner.
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.