Single-player games like AFTERGLOW
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to AFTERGLOW, 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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Humanity Lost
Single-player alternative to AFTERGLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with AFTERGLOW.
Will you save humanity? You are on a mission to find a new planet for humans to inhabit. In this story driven FPS space opera you will explore open world planets, find weapons, upgrade your character, and befriend alien species.
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HEARTS OF COLD - REDEMPTION
Single-player alternative to AFTERGLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with AFTERGLOW.
Hearts of Cold is a story driven, futuristic, open world, first person-third person Shooter, set in a wide range of varied environments with fast paced, intensive action interspersed with moments of calm and adventure.
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Metro Awakening
Single-player alternative to AFTERGLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with AFTERGLOW.
Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.
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CARNAGE OFFERING
Single-player alternative to AFTERGLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with AFTERGLOW.
Ultra fast-paced sci-fi FPS where you battle waves of robots and genetically engineered creatures. Upgrade your arsenal, unleash explosive physics, and survive relentless combat.
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Of Lies and Rain
Single-player alternative to AFTERGLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with AFTERGLOW.
Of Lies and Rain is a story-driven first person shooter built exclusively for VR. Set in a dark, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic world, at the edge of the real and digital realm. You’ll fight to reclaim your past and save humanity from the brink of extinction.
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Crysis
Single-player alternative to AFTERGLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with AFTERGLOW.
Adapt to Survive An epic story thrusts players into an ever-changing environment, forcing them to adapt their tactics and approach to conquer battlefields ranging from newly frozen jungle to zero-gravity alien environments. Suit up! A high-tech Nanosuit allows gamers to augment their abilities in real time on the battlefield.
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Crysis Warhead®
Single-player alternative to AFTERGLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with AFTERGLOW.
Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.
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Terminator: Resistance
Single-player alternative to AFTERGLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with AFTERGLOW.
Terminator: Resistance, is a first-person shooter set during the 'Future War' scenario that was only glimpsed at in the iconic films, 'THE TERMINATOR' and 'T2: JUDGMENT DAY'. The machines are destined to lose, but at what cost?
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SKY
Single-player alternative to AFTERGLOW — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
SKY is a new way of looking at urban planning strategies. Change voxel landscapes at your discretion, develop technologies, build environmentally friendly cities of the future, and withstand any blows from the elements.