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
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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.