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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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
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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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Transient: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Call of Cthulhu®
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Stars Die.
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
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Scarlet Hollow
Single-player alternative to Stars Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Stars Die.
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
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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.