Single-player games like STERN
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to STERN, 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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SHLEMO
Single-player alternative to STERN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STERN.
Action-packed stories of 3 different guys who kill people to get to a briefcase with supposed wealth. The question is which of them will get it, will it solve their problems, which of them will die and what is in the briefcase?
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Mortal Shell II
Single-player alternative to STERN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with STERN.
Their Flesh Is Your Weapon. Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel action-RPG with adrenaline-charged, high-stakes combat. Possess warrior Shells, dethrone false gods, redeem a ravaged world.
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Salt and Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to STERN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STERN.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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Maneater
Single-player alternative to STERN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STERN.
Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!
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BUTCHER
Single-player alternative to STERN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STERN.
BUTCHER is a fast-paced, blood-soaked 2D shooter where carnage is the only way forward. Become a ruthless cyborg tasked with eradicating humanity, leaving nothing but blood, guts, and destruction in your wake. There's no such thing as too much violence in this grim, retro-styled gorefest.
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WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers
Single-player alternative to STERN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with STERN.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers is a soulslike, action RPG set in the land of Shu during the dark and tumultuous late Ming Dynasty, plagued with warring factions and a mysterious illness spawning monstrous creatures.
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The Outer Worlds 2
Single-player alternative to STERN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with STERN.
The Outer Worlds 2 is the sequel to the award-winning first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment.
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The Ascent
Single-player alternative to STERN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with STERN.
The Ascent is a solo and co-op Action-shooter RPG set in a cyberpunk world. The mega corporation that owns you and everyone, The Ascent Group, has just collapsed. Can you survive without it?
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Edge of Dreams
Single-player alternative to STERN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with STERN.
Edge of Dreams is a first person action with roguelike elements. You are the lone survivor in this strange space station. Shoot, explore, kill guards, create builds from items and skills, DIE, and repeat.