Single-player games like The Persistence
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to The Persistence, 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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Under Lock
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Persistence.
Under Lock is a multiplayer asymmetrical PvP horror game for 5 players (4 survivors versus 1 monster). Take the role of a survivor with the goal to outsmart the monster and escape from lockdown. Or choose one from several unique monsters to hunt down and devour the victims.
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DamnedSchool
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Persistence.
A school staff meeting. Boring! That’s about to change: Experience a VR FPS with co-op for up to 4 players. Cast powerful spells or engage in physics-based melee combat.
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Paranormal Hunter
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Persistence.
Paranormal Hunter is a first-person co-op online multiplayer horror game with VR support. Explore ominous haunted locations, turn your fear into courage, and face sinister supernatural challenges.
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Lock Down
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Persistence.
A Sci-fi horror multiplayer VR shooter thrill ride
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FOREWARNED
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Persistence.
FOREWARNED is a 1-4 player co-op survival horror. Delve deep into ancient Egyptian ruins with your team of fellow archaeologists. Investigate phenomena, collect treasure, discover lore, survive danger, and banish the evil that lurks within.
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Syndrome
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Persistence.
Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.
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Monstrum
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Persistence.
Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Persistence.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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System Shock
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Persistence.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
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Alien: Isolation
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Persistence.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to The Persistence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Persistence.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.