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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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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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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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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Bureau of Contacts
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
"Bureau of Contacts" - ghost-hunting game for 1-4 players, in which you'll encounter 2 enemies at once - location itself and the ghosts with most human-like intelligence ever. So...look around and watch what you say!
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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.
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DEVOUR
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Phasmophobia.
DEVOUR is a co-op horror survival game for 1-4 players. Stop possessed cultists before they drag you to hell. Run. Scream. Hide. Just don't get caught.
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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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Supernormal
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
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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 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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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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Boo Men
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Boo Men is a 1-4 player online co-op horror game. You and your crew of burglars are tasked with stealing from ghosts. Just remember to stay in the light because you never know what could be lurking in the dark...
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Obsideo
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Obsideo is a 1-4 player online co-op psychological horror, where you and your team of priests explore different locations experiencing paranormal events in an attempt to figure out what ghost they're dealing with and exorcise it from the property.
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Pacify
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
An online co-op horror game where you pacify, weaken and capture supernatural creatures for PAH Inc. Each level has a different story, unique monsters, and multiple endings. Play single player or together with up to 6 friends. Includes proximity voice chat with fun effects.
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The Outlast Trials
Single-player alternative to Phasmophobia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Phasmophobia.
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?