Single-player games like Don't Be Afraid
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Don't Be Afraid, 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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Don't Be Afraid 2
Single-player alternative to Don't Be Afraid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Be Afraid.
Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?
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Silver Chains
Single-player alternative to Don't Be Afraid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Be Afraid.
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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Ad Infinitum
Single-player alternative to Don't Be Afraid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Don't Be Afraid.
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to Don't Be Afraid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Be Afraid.
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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Neverending Nightmares
Single-player alternative to Don't Be Afraid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Be Afraid.
Experience true psychological horror as you explore nightmares inspired by the creator's struggles with depression and OCD. The defenseless protagonist must avoid monstrous manifestations of what haunts his subconscious in his quest to wake up into reality.
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MADiSON
Single-player alternative to Don't Be Afraid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Be Afraid.
MADiSON is a first person psychological horror game that delivers an immersive and terrifying experience. With the help of an instant camera, connect the human world with the beyond, take pictures and develop them by yourself. Solve puzzles, explore your surroundings and most importantly, survive.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Don't Be Afraid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Be Afraid.
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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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Don't Be Afraid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Don't Be Afraid.
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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AMNESIA
Single-player alternative to Don't Be Afraid — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Don't Be Afraid.
After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.