Single-player games like The Council of Hanwell
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Council of Hanwell, 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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Welcome to Hanwell
Single-player alternative to The Council of Hanwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Council of Hanwell.
Open world horror set in a city in which your worst nightmares have become an everyday part of life. Explore a dense open world of terror, every building a unique location with it's own story to tell. Strung together by the remenants of Hanwell.
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The Backrooms Project
Single-player alternative to The Council of Hanwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Council of Hanwell.
Scientists made a new discovery about the Backrooms. Noclipping out of bounds in normal reality was a myth for long, but now it can be real! Now they are looking for subjects to test it on civil people. There are already scientists inside, so you have nothing to worry about, they say. Or do you?
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Agony
Single-player alternative to The Council of Hanwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Council of Hanwell.
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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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to The Council of Hanwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Council of Hanwell.
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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Outlast
Single-player alternative to The Council of Hanwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Council of Hanwell.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to The Council of Hanwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Council of Hanwell.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
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Neverending Nightmares
Single-player alternative to The Council of Hanwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Council of Hanwell.
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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Depth
Single-player alternative to The Council of Hanwell — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Council of Hanwell.
Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.