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Single-player games like System Critical: The Race Against Time

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to System Critical: The Race Against Time, 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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    System Critical 2 — Steam game cover

    System Critical 2

    Single-player alternative to System Critical: The Race Against Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with System Critical: The Race Against Time.

    System Critical 2 is bigger & badder than ever before! Get ready to experience a platformer shooter like no other in VR. Blast your arm cannon and use guns, melee weapons, grenades,& shields to make your way through the carefully crafted levels with epic boss battles and tons of enemies to kill.

    2023ActionAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Metro Awakening — Steam game cover

    Metro Awakening

    Single-player alternative to System Critical: The Race Against Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with System Critical: The Race Against Time.

    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.

    2024ActionAdventure17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Raw Data — Steam game cover

    Raw Data

    Single-player alternative to System Critical: The Race Against Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with System Critical: The Race Against Time.

    Built from the ground up for VR, Raw Data’s action gameplay, intuitive controls, challenging enemies, and sci-fi atmosphere will completely immerse you within the surreal world of Eden Corp. Go solo or team up and become the adrenaline-charged heroes of your own futuristic technothriller.

    2017ActionStrategyIndie39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    After the Fall® — Steam game cover

    After the Fall®

    Single-player alternative to System Critical: The Race Against Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with System Critical: The Race Against Time.

    From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.

    2021ActionAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    LONN — Steam game cover

    LONN

    Single-player alternative to System Critical: The Race Against Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with System Critical: The Race Against Time.

    Grab. Throw. Obliterate. Physics-driven VR where telekinesis meets cyberpunk chaos. You're an elite bounty hunter dismantling a mind-transfer cult—using swords, guns, and anything you can hurl. 8hr campaign, roguelike missions, arena battles. Total freedom. Zero limits.

    2022ActionAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE — Steam game cover

    MOTHERGUNSHIP: FORGE

    Single-player alternative to System Critical: The Race Against Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with System Critical: The Race Against Time.

    Craft. Shoot. Die. Repeat. Forge absurdly powerful guns and fight through the belly of a metal alien monstrosity in this VR FPS roguelite follow up to MOTHERGUNSHIP. Wanna build a rocket-firing-shotgun or a toxic spike-ball-launcher? Unleash your inner mad scientist, then take on the MOTHERGUNSHIP.

    2022ActionIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Aeon — Steam game cover

    Aeon

    Single-player alternative to System Critical: The Race Against Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with System Critical: The Race Against Time.

    A primitive god in ancient Greek mythology who controls time, is resurrected in the virtual world, Inspired by "The Matrix" and "Deadpool" (remember,the slower you move the slow time goes)

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Budget Cuts — Steam game cover

    Budget Cuts

    Single-player alternative to System Critical: The Race Against Time — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with System Critical: The Race Against Time.

    Budget Cuts is a VR stealth game where you dexterously zip, sneak or rambo your way forward through thrilling, oil-splatter filled combat!

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →