Single-player games like Anchorhead
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Anchorhead, 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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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to Anchorhead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anchorhead.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
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Stories Untold
Single-player alternative to Anchorhead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anchorhead.
Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Anchorhead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anchorhead.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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SUNLESS SEA
Single-player alternative to Anchorhead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anchorhead.
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Anchorhead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anchorhead.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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The Innsmouth Case
Single-player alternative to Anchorhead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anchorhead.
The Innsmouth Case is a text adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft and the very first text-based adventure to combine horror and comedy in a fit and proper way.
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Anchorhead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anchorhead.
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
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The Alien Cube
Single-player alternative to Anchorhead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Anchorhead.
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.