Single-player games like Ellen
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Ellen, 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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Chicken Feet
Single-player alternative to Ellen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ellen.
Chicken Feet is a first person survival-stealth horror game about a giant, angry chicken. Descend into the depths of GOOBER laboratories and uncover the horrors that lie beneath the lab's shiny façade.
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Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
Single-player alternative to Ellen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ellen.
This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?
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CORPSE FACTORY
Single-player alternative to Ellen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ellen.
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.
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The Horror Of Salazar House
Single-player alternative to Ellen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ellen.
Will you solve the mystery of the Salazar manor or will you become another permanent inhabitant? An Italian horror inspired adventure game!
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Nevermind
Single-player alternative to Ellen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ellen.
Nevermind ushers you into dark and surreal worlds within the minds of trauma patients. When played with supported biofeedback technology, Nevermind picks up on indications of fear—lashing out if you allow your feelings of anxiety to get the better of you.
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Uncanny Tales: The Watcher
Single-player alternative to Ellen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ellen.
2006. You become the new reserve caretaker. Patrol the territory in your rugged 4x4, check the phototraps, and monitor the area using surveillance cameras. But remember: you are not the only one watching.
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Gray Dawn
Single-player alternative to Ellen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ellen.
Embark on a terrifying adventure of a priest accused of murdering an altar boy. Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience.
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CHAOS;CHILD
Single-player alternative to Ellen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Ellen.
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
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Deer Man
Single-player alternative to Ellen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ellen.
Deer Man is a short Interactive Storytelling experience. You play as Jacob's memory, where you will have an incredible encounter with Deer Man & the dark side of his love for the wildlife. If you love animals, this is for you!
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The Lost Cube
Single-player alternative to Ellen — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Ellen.
Ulrik must find the magical red cube that combined with his guitar can breathe life back into his village. Patience and focus will be your guide as you face the evils that stand in your way.