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
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
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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!
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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.