Single-player games like Nemesis Island
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nemesis Island, 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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Scraftion
Single-player alternative to Nemesis Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nemesis Island.
This game is a multiplayer survival game with multiple maps. To survive, you have to find the right materials on the right maps. Build your base and have a good time with your friends.
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Echoes of the Lost
Single-player alternative to Nemesis Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nemesis Island.
The town went quiet before the squad arrived. A cinematic first-person survival horror: search rain-soaked streets, ration every bullet, and trace an outbreak back to something buried far longer than anyone admits.
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Sewer
Single-player alternative to Nemesis Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nemesis Island.
Sewer is a survival horror experience that drags you beneath Arras in 1915 as a British spy trapped in a cursed underground. Navigate shifting tunnels, manage scarce ammo, and face what should have stayed dead as you fight to escape the darkness.
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Phantom House
Single-player alternative to Nemesis Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nemesis Island.
Phantom House is a third-person survival horror game that plunges you into an abandoned house once home to dark rituals. Explore eerie halls, face unspeakable horrors, and rely on your wits and weapon to survive the unknown.
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Accursed Isle: Survival
Single-player alternative to Nemesis Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nemesis Island.
While trying to survive in harsh natural conditions, use resources wisely, avoid dangers, and test your survival instincts. A realistic survival experience awaits you!
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Dragonfall
Single-player alternative to Nemesis Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nemesis Island.
Stranded and alone, you must craft, build and fight your way through a treacherous open-world paradise teeming with monsters, forgotten temples, wildlife, and derelict research facilities. However, an ancient beast freely roams the skies and stalks the grounds, and it has fire in its eyes.
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Apartment No 129
Single-player alternative to Nemesis Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nemesis Island.
Emir, who has an interest in mysterious events, steps alone into the abandoned apartment known as "Apartment No 129" to trace the trail of a paranormal event that occurred in 2009 and shook the country. However, he will find himself in an unexpected confrontation within this horror apartment.
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Iridio
Single-player alternative to Nemesis Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nemesis Island.
Seized by criminals, the island designated for your research needs your help. Join Yatziri and the Wazhari tribe to liberate their hostages, explore hidden secrets, craft essential items and weapons, and strategically use fire and water in challenging puzzles and life-or-death battles for survival.