Single-player games like DreadOut 2
Below are 16 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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Selene's Nightmare
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Selene is trapped in a nightmare, and will have to fight her worst fears along the way to the end.
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Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
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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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Fear the Spotlight
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Fear the Spotlight is an atmospheric third-person horror adventure with a disturbing mystery to unravel. Sneak into school after hours with Vivian and Amy, survive a séance gone wrong, solve tactile puzzles, and, whatever you do, stay out of the spotlight…
- 5
Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.
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The Eternal Cylinder
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DreadOut 2.
Control a herd of charming creatures called Trebhum and explore an unforgettable alien world filled with exotic lifeforms and surreal environments. Discover dozens of mutations to overcome puzzles, explore new biomes, and survive on a dangerous planet.
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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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Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Step into a dark reimagination of Arthurian legends in this first person, open world RPG. Explore a world stuck in everlasting autumn, witness falling legends and make meaningful choices woven into a complex, branching storyline.
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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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Persona 5 Royal
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Don the mask and join the Phantom Thieves of Hearts as they stage grand heists, infiltrate the minds of the corrupt, and make them change their ways!
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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!
- 14
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.
- 15
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.
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DreadOut Remastered Collection
Single-player alternative to DreadOut 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DreadOut 2.
Face supernatural horrors in these 2 games in 1 remastered collection of third-person survival horror. Play as Linda, a high school student armed with a smartphone and camera, as she survives terrifying encounters and uncovers dark secrets across two chilling adventures. Will you survive the dread?