Single-player games like F.E.A.R.
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to F.E.A.R., 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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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!
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GUTTED: Infested Crypts
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
Descend into infested crypts beneath a cursed cemetery in this visceral action-horror FPS. Fight through rotting horrors with heavy gunplay, brutal dismemberment, and only a dying flashlight between you and the darkness.
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F.E.A.R. 3
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.
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Singularity™
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
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Trepang2
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
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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Resident Evil Village
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
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Killing Floor 3
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.
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Quake 4
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
As part of the elite Rhino Squad, you must spearhead Earth’s military invasion of a hostile alien homeworld. But, in this desperate war for humanity’s survival against an unrelenting enemy, you may discover that the only way to defeat them...is to become one of them.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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BioShock™
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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DOOM 3
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.
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Half-Life 2
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
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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Quake
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
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Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
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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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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F.E.A.R.
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
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F.E.A.R.
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
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TRON 2.0
Single-player alternative to F.E.A.R. — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with F.E.A.R..
Over 35 levels of challenging gameplay -- Race at the speed of light, fight off computer Viruses and engage in violent digital combat.