Single-player games like Outwars
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Outwars, 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™ 2
Single-player alternative to Outwars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Outwars.
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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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to Outwars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Outwars.
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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STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection
Single-player alternative to Outwars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Outwars.
Play the classic STAR WARS™ Battlefront games, online and offline in this definitive collection.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to Outwars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Outwars.
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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Alien Breed: Impact
Single-player alternative to Outwars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Outwars.
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
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Dead Space™ 3
Single-player alternative to Outwars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Outwars.
Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 5
Single-player alternative to Outwars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Outwars.
Stand and fight for humanity. This arcade shooter takes place in the year 2022, as the Earth Defense Force fends off an all-out attack by unknown life forms. Become an EDF soldier, battle against endless hordes of immense enemies, and restore peace to the earth.
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Single-player alternative to Outwars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Outwars.
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.