Single-player games like High On Life
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to High On Life, 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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High On Life 2
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with High On Life.
An intergalactic conspiracy threatens the fate of humanity! Team up with a wide cast of talking alien guns as you shoot, stab, and skate your way through the exotic locales to take down the bad guys and save your favorite species (humans)!
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Trover Saves the Universe
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with High On Life.
From Squanch Games comes Trover Saves the Universe. Your pups are missing. The cosmos is at stake. Only you and Trover can save everything in this bizarre comedy adventure!
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Duke Nukem Forever
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with High On Life.
The King arrives with an arsenal of over-the-top weapons, giant explosions and pure unadulterated fun!
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Atomic Heart
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with High On Life.
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with High On Life.
America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.
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Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with High On Life.
Step into the boots of Grayson Hunt after a crash landing on an old resort planet forces him to make a hard choice: survival or revenge. Execute masterful kills with Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition’s unique combat system that rewards you for performing the most creative and deadly kills imaginable.
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Shadow Warrior
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with High On Life.
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
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RoboCop: Rogue City
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with High On Life.
Become the legendary part man, part machine, all cop hero and deliver justice in Old Detroit.
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The Stanley Parable
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with High On Life.
The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with High On Life.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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Tales from the Borderlands
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with High On Life.
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
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Thank Goodness You're Here!
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with High On Life.
Thank Goodness You're Here! is an absurd comedy slapformer set in the bizarre Northern English town of Barnsworth. As a traveling salesman, take the time to see the sights and meet the locals, who are very eager to give you a series of increasingly odd jobs…
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Portal 2
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with High On Life.
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
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OneShot
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with High On Life.
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
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Psychonauts
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with High On Life.
A Psychic Odyssey Through the Minds of Misfits, Monsters, and Madmen. This classic action/adventure platformer from acclaimed developers Double Fine Productions follows the story of a young psychic named Razputin.
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Borderlands 2
Single-player alternative to High On Life — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with High On Life.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.