Single-player games like Scars Above
Below are 23 single-player Steam games similar to Scars Above, 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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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scars Above.
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.
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Otherskin
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scars Above.
Embark on a deadly solo mission to uncover Vandermire’s secrets. Absorb alien morphs to evolve beyond human limits. Guided by your AI suit, explore alien biomes, master unique abilities, and fight to survive in a stunning action adventure. The universe is at stake.
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Dead Space™ 2
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scars Above.
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
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REMNANT II®
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scars Above.
REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.
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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scars Above.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scars Above.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
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The Callisto Protocol™
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scars Above.
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
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Red Faction®: Armageddon™
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Scars Above.
Red Faction: Armageddon Path to War includes 4 new missions, 2 unlockable items and 10 new achievements!
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Returnal™
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Scars Above.
BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.
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Mass Effect (2007)
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Scars Above.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scars Above.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
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Witchfire
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Scars Above.
Witchfire is a first-person dark fantasy RPG shooter in which you play as a wicked sinner turned witch hunter on his final mission to reach salvation.
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Tomb Raider: Legend
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scars Above.
Follow Lara Croft down a path of discovery as she travels the globe to remote, exotic locales in search of one of history's greatest artifacts, that unleashes unwelcome figures from Lara's mysterious past.
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Evil West
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Scars Above.
A dark menace consumes the Old West. In solo or coop, fight with style in visceral, explosive combat against bloodthirsty monstrosities. Eradicate the vampiric hordes with your lightning-fueled gauntlet and become a Wild West Superhero.
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Pagan: Absent Gods
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Scars Above.
Pagan: Absent Gods is a singleplayer fast-paced hack-and-slash action RPG that will challenge your skill in brutal and satisfying combat against countless enemies and larger than life bosses. Master all heroes, each with their own unique playstyle and earn unique rewards.
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Adam Wolfe
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Scars Above.
Acting as Adam Wolfe, an investigator of the paranormal, you will discover a hidden world under the modern San Francisco. In this city, ghosts, artifacts, secret orders and curses are just some of the things that Adam will come across working on his most important case.
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Maze: Subject 360 Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Scars Above.
Here, you have no name. You're simply Subject 360
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Nevertales: The Beauty Within Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A baby is left on your doorstep!
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Nevertales: Shattered Image Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Scars Above.
Save Taleworld from certain doom!
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Rite of Passage: The Perfect Show Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Scars Above.
After your student goes missing alongside several other children, it is up to you to solve the mystery of Everlake.
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Dark Realm: Queen of Flames Collector's Edition
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Scars Above.
Without warning, a group of mysterious figures arrives and reduces your village to flames and rubble. What do they want... and who is controlling them?
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Rocking Pilot
Single-player alternative to Scars Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Scars Above.
Shoot, blast and slash through hordes of enemies in Rocking Pilot - a twin-stick shooter extravaganza inspired by arcade classics.