Single-player games like The Burst
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to The Burst, 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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Bulletstorm VR
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Burst.
Bulletstorm VR is a brutally creative action shooter that puts players in the ass-kicking boots of the hotheaded space mercenary Grayson Hunt as he shoots, kicks, and leashes all he can see across a hostile world in Virtual Reality!
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Of Lies and Rain
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Burst.
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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LONN
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Burst.
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.
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Grapple Tournament
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Burst.
Grapple Tournament is a VR Grappling Hook Shooter with 3D movement freedom, fast-paced vertical combat and dual wieldable multifunctional weapons. Now Free-To-Play!
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STRIDE: Fates
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Burst.
Step into the shoes of a parkour spec-ops officer. Traverse your way through the rooftops and basements of dystopian Airon City - from slums to affluent skyscrapers. Deal with power shifts in gangs, dirty family feuds, corporate secrets, forbidden tech, and other obstacles to understand your past.
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Metro Awakening
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Burst.
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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Zero Caliber 2 Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Burst.
Zero Caliber 2 Remastered brings the full VR shooter experience to PC - with intense, cinematic firefights, a full single player and Co-op campaign, PvP, a huge arsenal to unlock, and character customization to make you stand out. Jump in if you’re after a proper VR shooter. Out NOW!
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Hover Junkers
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Burst.
Engage in multiplayer VR gunfights that capture real gun play like no FPS you've played before. Pilot and fortify Hover Junkers as you physically walk, duck, dodge and aim in cross ship combat.
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Mad Max
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Burst.
Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.
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STRIDE
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Burst.
STRIDE is a high-octane parkour adventure in virtual reality. Fight for your life as you hurtle through the rooftops of a futuristic metropolis. Step into the shoes of a master freerunner as you vault, swing, and shoot your way through this action-packed adventure. Multiplayer now available!
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RAGE
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Burst.
Powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech® 5 technology, RAGE is an intense first-person shooter with breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore, and jaw-dropping graphics!
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Half-Life 2
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Burst.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
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Borderlands 2
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Burst.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
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Half-Life: Alyx
Single-player alternative to The Burst — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Burst.
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.