Single-player games like Unsafe Express
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Unsafe Express, 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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Sketchy's Contract
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unsafe Express.
A 1-8 player co-op sci-fi looter horror game that takes place on a mysterious asteroid belt where players must complete contracts by traveling to exotic planets to kill creatures, find loot, and/or farm planetary materials that they must return to an ominous figure named Sketchy.
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Alien: Isolation
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Unsafe Express.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
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RIPOUT
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Unsafe Express.
Ripout is an online Co-Op horror FPS that will have players fight their way through procedurally generated derelict ships filled with mutants capable of reconfiguring their alien bodies. Survive with your trusty Pet Gun companion, collect loot, and customize your character to fit your playstyle.
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Species: Unknown
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unsafe Express.
Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.
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Lethal Company
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unsafe Express.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
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Void Crew
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unsafe Express.
Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!
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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Unsafe Express.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
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Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Unsafe Express.
You & your friends are the deadliest killers in the galaxy – the US Colonial Marines. It’s up to you to not just survive, but wipe out the Xeno infestation.
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R.E.P.O.
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Unsafe Express.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
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Escape First Alchemist ⚗️
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Unsafe Express.
First-person escape game, playable solo or co-op with up to 4 people. Solve riddles of a reclusive alchemist that trapped you in his workshop. Brew potions and overcome challenges as he laughs at your failures and makes light of your successes...But what if things are not what they seem?
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Escape First
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unsafe Express.
"Escape First" is a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
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Curious Cases
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unsafe Express.
For Desktop or VR! In this 3 chapter story, you play as a modern day legend, Detective Thomas Moore. He has solved more cases than one can count, where others hit dead-ends, he gets to work.
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Escape First 2
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unsafe Express.
"Escape First 2" is the second installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
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The Experiment: Escape Room
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unsafe Express.
"The Experiment" is a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! You took part in an experiment that went out of control, can you escape the facilities before it's too late?
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Escape First 3
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unsafe Express.
"Escape First 3" is the third installment of a multiplayer escape room puzzle game for virtual reality or desktop PC! It includes 3 different escape rooms to choose from and can be played competitively, co-op or solo.
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Fovos VR
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Unsafe Express.
Fovos is a post-apocalyptic horror, rail shooter for the HTC Vive, set in a future where an omnipotent AI is taking over human brains through genetic implants.
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Tales of Escape
Single-player alternative to Unsafe Express — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Unsafe Express.
"Tales of Escape" is a series of 6 person multiplayer escape room adventures for virtual reality or desktop pc! Gather your friends and choose a story to play!