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Single-player games like Paradox Vector

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Paradox Vector, 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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    PowerSlave Exhumed — Steam game cover

    PowerSlave Exhumed

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paradox Vector.

    PowerSlave Exhumed is a KEX Engine port of the classic console game perfectly blending both the PlayStation & Saturn versions

    2022ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vomitoreum — Steam game cover

    Vomitoreum

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Vomitoreum is an FPS Metroidvania with a focus on atmosphere and horror, inspired by the paintings of Zdzisław Beksiński.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forgive Me Father — Steam game cover

    Forgive Me Father

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?

    2022ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Supraland — Steam game cover

    Supraland

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Try the demo! A mix between Portal, Zelda and Metroid. Exploration, puzzles, terrible combat, secret upgrades and new abilities that help you reach new places. Playtime 12-25h.

    2019ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DUSK — Steam game cover

    DUSK

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.

    2018ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Forgive Me Father 2 — Steam game cover

    Forgive Me Father 2

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel.

    2024ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ANIMAL WELL — Steam game cover

    ANIMAL WELL

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    La-Mulana — Steam game cover

    La-Mulana

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox Vector.

    LA-MULANA is an “Archaeological Ruin Exploration Action Game,” bringing the classic appeal of adventure with the punishing difficulty of retro-inspired gaming. Search inside ancient ruins, seeking out the “Secret Treasure of Life” – which sleeps in the sprawling ruins of “LA-MULANA” and is said to be the beginning of all civilization.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Explorers — Steam game cover

    Star Explorers

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Planets, aliens, resources, upgrades, caves, mapping & documenting star systems ... seek a new home for the human race. An all-inclusive (admittedly janky) procedural space-sim made by solo developer Schmidt Workshops.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Half-Life — Steam game cover

    Half-Life

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paradox Vector.

    Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

    1998Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Paradox Vector.

    As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

    2018ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Islands of the Caliph — Steam game cover

    Islands of the Caliph

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Islands of the Caliph is an old-school inspired action RPG based on Middle Eastern folklore and Islamic spiritual tradition. A KEYBOARD ONLY 1980s style Dungeon Crawler with an open world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cyclopean: The Great Abyss — Steam game cover

    Cyclopean: The Great Abyss

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Anomalies — Steam game cover

    Anomalies

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Are you looking for something completely different? An oddity? An enigma? Or perhaps .. an Anomaly? Anomalies may be a game, then again it may not. One user described it as "A million musical leeches, waiting to suck the serotonin from my brain." And that's just the beginning...

    2016IndieSimulationCasual3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rocket Blasters — Steam game cover

    Rocket Blasters

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Rocket Blasters is a fast paced, action packed shoot-em-up set during the invasion of the Dread Pizza Armada. Its hand-drawn art gives it a unique style. Blowing stuff up has never been so fun!

    2017ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aberration Analyst — Steam game cover

    Aberration Analyst

    Single-player alternative to Paradox Vector — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Paradox Vector.

    Work strange hours ... analyze incomplete and unreliable information ... save the world from monsters, and shut down their means of access in this experimental, point-and-click supernatural strategy simulator.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →