Single-player games like Caretaker
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Caretaker, 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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CARRION
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
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Outlast 2
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
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Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
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Trepang2
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
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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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
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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Solarix
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Solarix is a science-fiction stealth/horror game, set in world that overpowers you with unease, insecurity, and desperation, forcing you to confront your own role in the horrors to come.
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De-Void
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.
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Post War Dreams
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
POST-WAR DREAMS is a 2.5D Story-Rich, Side Scrolling Action Game, set in the wasteland of USA, plagued with constant war.
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Reframed
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
ReFramed is a badass, old-school FPS horror game set in the Solarix universe. Relive the terrors of Solarix in this high-octane, bullet spraying reimagining, only this time, stealth is not an option...
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Blind Souls
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Blind Souls is a first-person adventure game where you can see the world through the eyes of a dead painter.
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Frightence
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.
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Platform Game Maker
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Platform Game Maker is exciting tool to make your dream Platform Game!
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Death Motel
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.