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Single-player games like Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality, 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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    Quantum Resonance — Steam game cover

    Quantum Resonance

    Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality.

    In Quantum Clove, science has crossed every limit and opened doors to another world—letting unimaginable horrors through. Alone and unaided, you must find a way to escape the underground complex… before it’s too late.

    2025IndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tempus Vitae — Steam game cover

    Tempus Vitae

    Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality.

    You are Alex, a time-displaced astronaut unraveling the space station Theia doomed in both the war-torn 2185 and the post-apocalyptic 2385 to find your lost brother. Master an arsenal of time travel abilities and weapons in this sci-fi metroidvania FPS: Tempus Vitae.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ghost of the Past — Steam game cover

    Ghost of the Past

    Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality.

    Ghost of the Past — a sci-fi adventure about the price of human curiosity. Track ghostly signals, survive encounters with an unknown enemy, and unravel a mystery the Fleet has chased for decades—while paying an unfathomable price for the answers.

    IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hollow Crew — Steam game cover

    Hollow Crew

    Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality.

    Hollow Crew is a survival horror set in the confines of an isolated space station. Its loyal androids have suddenly been turned against you - survive their relentless hunt and contain the emergency, or die trying.

    2027ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ROUTINE — Steam game cover

    ROUTINE

    Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality.

    ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TimeShifters — Steam game cover

    TimeShifters

    Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality.

    TimeShifters is an old school first person shooter inspired by games like TimeSplitters and GoldenEye.

    2022ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Prey — Steam game cover

    Prey

    Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality.

    In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.

    2017ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Spirits of Xanadu — Steam game cover

    Spirits of Xanadu

    Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality.

    At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dimensions — Steam game cover

    Dimensions

    Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality.

    An Action-Platformer inspired by Mega Man 2, Dimensions has the player fight crazy bosses, collect and upgrade weapons, and find secrets. Players will take control of a sprite from the 2D universe to save the 3rd dimension universe.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins — Steam game cover

    Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins

    Single-player alternative to Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality.

    Uncover the dark secrets of Wester Drumlins and confront a new evil in a thrilling found-phone mystery from the award-winning creators of Sara Is Missing and SIMULACRA.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →