Single-player games like The Occupant
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Occupant, 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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The Guest
Single-player alternative to The Occupant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Occupant.
'The Guest' is a gloomy adventure full of enigmas where the exploration of your surroundings comes to prominence; puzzles, secrets and riddles will help you discover who has locked you in this somber hotel room and most importantly, why.
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Outlast
Single-player alternative to The Occupant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Occupant.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
- 3
Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to The Occupant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Occupant.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
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Slender: The Arrival
Single-player alternative to The Occupant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Occupant.
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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Homesick
Single-player alternative to The Occupant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Occupant.
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.
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Visage
Single-player alternative to The Occupant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Occupant.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to The Occupant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Occupant.
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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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to The Occupant — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Occupant.
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.