Single-player games like Phasmophobia
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Phasmophobia, 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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Dark Past
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Dark Past is based on psychological horror by paranormal activity occurring during your investigations. Play solo or up to 4 players to try and solve the mystery of what entity is left behind.
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Paranatural
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Welcome to The Unknown, Ghost Hunter! Hauntings are on the rise, and it's your chance to put a stop to them! Team up with fellow ghost hunters or go solo as you identify and exorcise a slew of highly intelligent and sinister entities. Can you survive the Paranatural?
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Give Us A Sign
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Give Us A Sign is a 1-4 player co-op psychological horror simulation. As an investigator, use specialized equipment to detect entities and gather evidence in haunted locations. Every word you speak shapes the haunting around you. Once you ask for a sign, there is no turning back.
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PNEUMA
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Pneuma is an online co-op sci-fi paranormal investigation experience for up to 4 players. Operate advanced paranormal tech to investigate, analyze, and outmaneuver deadly entities before you are possessed.
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Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
"Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.
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The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension is a Co-op online horror game with up to 4 players, where you and your friends take on the roles of soldiers who are part of the SCP Foundation with the mission to eliminate the mysterious entities found in the infamous place called "the Backrooms".
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Renascor
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
The spine of time has shattered. With your team of 1–4 experts, investigate divine anomalies, gather evidence, and seal reality itself. Following the lost teams, infiltrate history as Renascor’s final hope.
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Demonologist
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.
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FOREWARNED
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
FOREWARNED is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror. Delve deep into ancient Egyptian ruins with your team of fellow archaeologists. Investigate phenomena, collect treasure, discover lore, survive danger, and banish the evil that lurks within.
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Ghost Watchers
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Ghost Watchers is a co-op online horror game. You will explore and hunt ghosts in abandoned houses
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MetaPhysical
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
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Lethal Company
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
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Ghost Exorcism INC.
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Ghost Exorcism INC is a horror game where you can play alone, or in a team of up to 6 exorcists. Your mission will be to identify paranormal entities, and then exorcise them.
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Ghost Exile
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Ghost Exile - is a cooperative horror from 1 to 4 players: when hunting for ghosts, you need to determine the type of ghost, carry out a ritual of exorcism and then the ghost can no longer harm anyone. Be careful! Hasty conclusions can lead you to a sad outcome.
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Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I.
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Phasmophobia.
I made this first-person single player ghost hunting simulation game, trying to take an authentic approach at investigating ghosts. Use essential paranormal tools to help your community alleviate their concerns and put their minds at ease.