Single-player games like DownTheDead
Below are 7 single-player Steam games similar to DownTheDead, 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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Propagation: Paradise Hotel
Single-player alternative to DownTheDead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DownTheDead.
Trapped inside the Paradise Hotel, you are desperate to find your sister. Explore dark surroundings, gather resources, and survive terrifying encounters. This intense single-player VR survival horror game with great storytelling will get your adrenaline pumping.
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Deadness
Single-player alternative to DownTheDead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DownTheDead.
Deadness is a VR game of the horror genre that will literally knock you off your feet. Experience real fear and anxiety helplessly confined to a wheelchair in a super-realistic VR environment. Not for the faint of heart! This is no game anymore!
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Trepang2
Single-player alternative to DownTheDead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DownTheDead.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Single-player alternative to DownTheDead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DownTheDead.
World War II rages and nations fall. The Nazis are twisting science and the occult into an army capable of annihilating the Allies once and for all. As US Army Ranger William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, pierce the black heart of the Third Reich and stop them...or die trying.
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Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
Single-player alternative to DownTheDead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DownTheDead.
Wolfenstein®: The Old Blood™ is a standalone prequel to the critically acclaimed first-person action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein®: The New Order. This adventure spans eight chapters and features the hallmarks of MachineGames – thrilling action, immersive story, and intense FPS combat.
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Syndrome
Single-player alternative to DownTheDead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DownTheDead.
Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.
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Dead Effect
Single-player alternative to DownTheDead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DownTheDead.
Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!