Single-player games like Silent Descent
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Silent Descent, 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 Initiate 2: The First Interviews
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Descent.
Three people awake in adjacent prison cells with no recollection of how they got there. Now, they must work together in order to escape this nightmarish captivity. But can they really trust one another?
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The Initiate
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Descent.
The Initiate is a mystery puzzle game. You awake in a house full of traps and puzzles - This is your trial; complete it, or die!
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ALONE? - VR
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Descent.
Immerse yourself in a true VR Horror game. Explore and experience a fully immersive world as you embark on an ghostly adventure unlike anything you have played before. Come face-to-face with terror itself as you look for your missing sister.
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Lucius II
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Descent.
Lucius is taken to the psychiatric ward of St. Benedict’s Hospital by unsuspecting caretakers. The Book of Revelation predicts the birth of a child that would end up ruling the world with an iron rod. The first part of this prophecy has been fulfilled. It is time to take care of the rest.
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Insomnis
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Descent.
Insomnis is a first-person horror game focused on story, exploration and solving puzzles to advance through a terrifying atmosphere. Players take control of Joe Castevet, who will have to deal with a mysterious inheritance he has just received. Discover all the secrets of the Castevet mansion!
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Agony
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Descent.
Agony is a first-person, survival horror set in hell. You will begin your journey as a tormented soul within the depths of hell without any memories about your past. The special ability to control people on your path, and possess demons, gives you the measures to survive.
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Silver Chains
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Descent.
Silver Chains is a first-person horror game with a strong emphasis on story and exploration. Search for clues within an old abandoned manor to unravel the truth about the terrible events which have happened.
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Don't Knock Twice
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Descent.
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silent Descent.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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T.A.P.
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Silent Descent.
Tower defense is not! Tower Attack! Turret Attacking Platform. Build towers on a rolling ship, improve them, strengthen, build factories, extract resources, Swing skills, earn reputation. You will have 70 types of turrets, 70 skills, 8 active abilities, 5 types of ships. Try a more advanced version of tower defense.
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INQUIR P.T.
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Descent.
A post-apocalyptic story-based action adventure game. Fully customizable weapons and a high mobility character. Zombie horde mode and full of action, blood, brutality.
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The Secret Monster Society
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Silent Descent.
A classic point-and-click comedy adventure game, set in a unique world of monsters and creatures. Embark on an epic adventure across land and sea, using time travel to stop an evil genius from destroying the world. Inspired by Saturday morning cartoons.
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ESCAPE: The Cabin
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Silent Descent.
Trapped, alone, and hunted by a captor who knows your past. Solve twisted puzzles, uncover the truth, and escape before the cabin breaks you. With 70+ randomised puzzles and solutions, every nightmare changes as you fight to get back to your family.
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The Understack Society
Single-player alternative to Silent Descent — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Silent Descent.
Stack cards to gather food, craft equipment and build a home for a society of misfits. Trade spare cards for brass and buy mysterious parcels. Recruit unique citizens, keep them fed and defend your growing settlement as the nights grow more dangerous. Something far worse is waiting beyond the gate.