Single-player games like CARNAL
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to CARNAL, 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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Zortch
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Meet Zortch Maxinum: short order cook, amateur engineer and professional slacker; Bored and tired of her day job she decides to go on a holiday but alas she picks a cheap option: turns out it's a scheme by aliens who capture humans to eat their brains! also this game is a sci-fi horror comedy fps
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Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CARNAL.
Wolfenstein 3D took you into the past, thrusting you into a world at war. Blake rockets you into the future where a sinister madman, using genetics to create an army of bizarre creatures, is waging war on Earth. Blake has more of everything!
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WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CARNAL.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
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Blood™ Fresh Supply
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CARNAL.
Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathesome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum.
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STAR WARS™ Dark Forces (Classic, 1995)
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CARNAL.
Behind a veil of secrecy the evil Empire is creating a doomsday army - one that, if finished, will become the final cog in the Empire's arsenal of terror and domination. Your Mission? Join the Rebel Alliance's covert operations division, infiltrate the Empire.
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DUSK
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
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Phantom Fury
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Shelly “Bombshell” Harrison is back in this highly interactive mix of first person action and road movie adventure. Embark on an adrenaline-fueled journey around the USA. Use an enormous arsenal of weapons and skills to battle treacherous soldiers and vile mutants, all while trying to save mankind.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CARNAL.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
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Turok
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CARNAL.
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.
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Quake II
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CARNAL.
You are humanity’s last hope to stop the Strogg, a hostile alien race waging war against Earth. Play this military sci-fi FPS, now upgraded for modern platforms with improved visuals, new campaign content, online multiplayer/co-op, and more.
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Serious Sam 4
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Serious Sam 4 reignites the classic FPS series in a high-powered prequel loaded with an explosive arsenal, intergalactic carnage, and perfectly timed one-liners.
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Blood Red
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Blood Red is a co-op survival horror game that can be played with 1-4 players. Figure out the demon and banish it using your special demon hunting kit!
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Painkiller
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CARNAL.
The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness?
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Serious Sam 3: BFE
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
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Shadow Warrior
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CARNAL.
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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Ultra Cop
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
A challenging retro arcade FPS/TPS straight from the late '90s. The Crime Wars have started and it's up to the Ultra Cops to bring back ultimate justice. Use Mechs, Riot Cars and serious firepower to bring the pain to the criminal underworld in this 6th Generation Y2K inspired game.