Single-player games like Stars Die
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Stars Die, 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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Cosmic Fear
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
You’ve discovered evidence of a cosmic presence influencing humanity since its origins. Now something born in the depths of the cosmos is calling again. Investigate, uncover forbidden knowledge and survive a disturbing first person Lovecraftian horror adventure.
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No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
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Below, Rusted Gods
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
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HYPNOS
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
HYPNOS is a first-person adventure and exploration game, set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream. Enter the Nameless City at the edge of Dreams. Follow the trail into the shadow of the Holy Mountain. Embrace your destiny.
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3 AM Delivery
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
In 3 AM Delivery, you play as a sailor tasked with delivering a cursed shipment across a decaying maritime world, navigating shifting environments and uncovering multiple endings shaped by your choices.
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Tiny Chills - Not From Ear
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Stars Die.
Uncover the mystery haunting Velviano. Clean people’s ears in a quiet town plagued by disappearances, grotesque anomalies, and things that should never be found beneath human skin.
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THRESHOLD
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
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The Alien Cube
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stars Die.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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The Forgotten City
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
The Forgotten City is a narrative-driven time loop adventure in ancient Rome. Discover the ruins of an ancient underground city, travel 2000 years into the past, and unravel the mystery of who destroyed it by cleverly exploiting the power to wind back time. The fate of the city is in your hands.
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Pathologic 2
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
Pathologic 2 is a groundbreaking open-world horror RPG. Resist the plague. Make medicine. Heal people. Perform an autopsy. Trade to get what you need. Fight and kill if necessary. Survive. Struggle with an outbreak in a secluded rural town that is rapidly turning into hell.
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Pathologic 3
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.
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Angels Bleeding
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
The Prophet Abraham has named you his successor. Use his special mask to track down and kill the five chosen ones, as it is the only way to achieve world peace.