Single-player games like The Alien Cube
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Alien Cube, 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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The Land of Pain
Single-player alternative to The Alien Cube — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
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Moons of Madness
Single-player alternative to The Alien Cube — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Alien Cube.
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to The Alien Cube — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to The Alien Cube — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
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Transient: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to The Alien Cube — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
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Penumbra Overture
Single-player alternative to The Alien Cube — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to The Alien Cube — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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The Shore
Single-player alternative to The Alien Cube — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
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Darkness Within 2: The Dark Lineage
Single-player alternative to The Alien Cube — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.
In "The Dark Lineage" you re-take the role of police detective Howard Loreid, a man tormented by the paranormal happenings around him. Howard discovers that his own terrible past has some connection to the madness that is about to swallow him, yet again.
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Cosmic Fear
Single-player alternative to The Alien Cube — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Alien Cube.
You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.