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Single-player games like Network E.L.E.

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Network E.L.E., 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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    Half-Life: Alyx — Steam game cover

    Half-Life: Alyx

    Single-player alternative to Network E.L.E. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Network E.L.E..

    Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

    2020ActionAdventure59.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Of Lies and Rain — Steam game cover

    Of Lies and Rain

    Single-player alternative to Network E.L.E. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Network E.L.E..

    Of Lies and Rain is a story-driven first person shooter built exclusively for VR. Set in a dark, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic world, at the edge of the real and digital realm. You’ll fight to reclaim your past and save humanity from the brink of extinction.

    2025ActionAdventure39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bulletstorm VR — Steam game cover

    Bulletstorm VR

    Single-player alternative to Network E.L.E. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Network E.L.E..

    Bulletstorm VR is a brutally creative action shooter that puts players in the ass-kicking boots of the hotheaded space mercenary Grayson Hunt as he shoots, kicks, and leashes all he can see across a hostile world in Virtual Reality!

    2024ActionAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sairento VR — Steam game cover

    Sairento VR

    Single-player alternative to Network E.L.E. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Network E.L.E..

    VR was made for this. Perform triple jumps, wall runs, power slides and slow time down while blasting away at a foe before landing to deliver a blade attack on another. Kit yourself with katanas, firearms, bows, throwing glaives and legendary relics. Keep upgrading as you play. PURE CYBER NINJA FUN.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Guardians Frontline — Steam game cover

    Guardians Frontline

    Single-player alternative to Network E.L.E. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Network E.L.E..

    Guardians Frontline is a sci-fi VR shooter that makes you a soldier and a commander. Fight off enemies and build bases in a single-player and co-op campaign, plus PvP game modes with full cross-play support.

    2023ActionStrategy24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    IRON GUARD — Steam game cover

    IRON GUARD

    Single-player alternative to Network E.L.E. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Network E.L.E..

    A sci-fi roomscale VR Tower Defense game. Strategize to destroy waves of rogue robots and assist the powerful turrets with a handheld drone. Build and collect resources and help evacuate your crew from the alien planet.

    2021ActionStrategy14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vertigo 2 — Steam game cover

    Vertigo 2

    Single-player alternative to Network E.L.E. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Network E.L.E..

    Vertigo 2 is a single-player VR adventure. Explore the depths of the vast Quantum Reactor as you descend to finish your journey home.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Pixel Ripped 1989 — Steam game cover

    Pixel Ripped 1989

    Single-player alternative to Network E.L.E. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Network E.L.E..

    Pixel Ripped 1989 is a wacky multi-dimensional homage to the early days of gaming. The player embarks on a journey into the screen of a classic videogame and beyond.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →