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Single-player games like Cold Cable: Lifeshift

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Cold Cable: Lifeshift, 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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    PermaNight — Steam game cover

    PermaNight

    Single-player alternative to Cold Cable: Lifeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Cable: Lifeshift.

    Survive in a world full of darkness. Gain resources. Kill entities. Repeat. But beware, there might be entities lurking around...

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    REFICUL 666 — Steam game cover

    REFICUL 666

    Single-player alternative to Cold Cable: Lifeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Cable: Lifeshift.

    A town swallowed by darkness. A towering entity watches from the storm. In Reficul 666, light is your only defence. Explore, survive, and uncover the truth as something ancient hunts you in the night.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Propagation: Paradise Hotel — Steam game cover

    Propagation: Paradise Hotel

    Single-player alternative to Cold Cable: Lifeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Cold Cable: Lifeshift.

    Trapped inside the Paradise Hotel, you are desperate to find your sister. Explore dark surroundings, gather resources, and survive terrifying encounters. This intense single-player VR survival horror game with great storytelling will get your adrenaline pumping.

    2023ActionAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Left 4 Dead 2 — Steam game cover

    Left 4 Dead 2

    Single-player alternative to Cold Cable: Lifeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cold Cable: Lifeshift.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Killing Floor 2 — Steam game cover

    Killing Floor 2

    Single-player alternative to Cold Cable: Lifeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cold Cable: Lifeshift.

    In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

    2016Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — Steam game cover

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

    Single-player alternative to Cold Cable: Lifeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Cold Cable: Lifeshift.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the direct sequel of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. As a Major Alexander Degtyarev you should investigate the crash of the governmental helicopters around the Zone and find out, what happened there.

    2010ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Contagion — Steam game cover

    Contagion

    Single-player alternative to Cold Cable: Lifeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Cable: Lifeshift.

    Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arizona Sunshine® — Steam game cover

    Arizona Sunshine®

    Single-player alternative to Cold Cable: Lifeshift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Cable: Lifeshift.

    Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
8 Single-Player Games Like Cold Cable: Lifeshift (2026) · imho.run