Single-player games like DreadOut 2
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to DreadOut 2, 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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DreadOut
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
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DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
DreadOut: Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.
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The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
The Coma 2: Vicious Sisters is a Korean survival horror-adventure. Venture from your deserted school to survive the horrors of the night. Explore the surrounding Sehwa district and uncover the shadow realm's dark secrets. Use everything at your disposal to avoid a demoness hellbent on killing you!
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Darkwood
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
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Those Who Remain
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Yakuza 0
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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DreadEye VR
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
DreadEye is a virtual reality experience that allows you to become an Indonesian shaman. Immerse yourself in terrifying experiences set in haunted rural Indonesia, and discover the gruesome horrors lurking in the shadows!
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DreadHaunt
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Play your way. Alone or together. Survive, update, repeat. DreadHaunt — where every decision matters and survival depends on TRUST. New characters, emotes, and new modes keep the fear alive — all included. Now available: Cross play with console players!
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Jurig Escape
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Jurig Escape is a 15-minute Free Third-Person Survival Horror game. You will play as the unnamed high-schooler trapped in a looping nightmare: An "empty" school with a revolver in your hand. Shoot the ghost and collect lost souls and escape this never-ending nightmare.
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Jurnal Risa: Dark Destiny
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
Witness the resurrection of the foretold nemesis of the Jurnal Risa family, which was never revealed before. Unveil its dark destiny within this horror-adventure game. This is all about family. Tale of Jurnal Risa, as recounted to me by Risa herself.