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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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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Blood: One Unit Whole Blood
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CARNAL.
You carved your soul to shreds in servitude to a dark god, but false promises and betrayal were your only reward. Now you have a score to settle and it will be measured in blood! Experience the madness in one carnage-soaked package! All the gore, all the unholy war! Zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds and blood-crazed hordes of horrors await!
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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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Serious Sam Classic: The First Encounter
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Serious Sam is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001!
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Project Warlock
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.
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Dread Templar
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Load up your Boltgun and unleash the awesome Space Marine arsenal to blast your way through an explosion of sprites, pixels and blood in a perfect blend of Warhammer 40,000, frenetic gameplay and the stylish visuals of 90’s retro shooters.
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Hard Reset Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Over-the-top destruction, loads of enemies & a beautifully realized cyberpunk setting. Hard Reset is here to shake up the shooter scene. Try the demo now.
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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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Hot Blood
Single-player alternative to CARNAL — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CARNAL.
Take down zombies as a deadly cutie in 3D low-poly style! Hot Blood is physics-based brawling fun inspired by action movies of the 80s & 90s.
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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.