Single-player games like Contain
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Contain, 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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SWAT Commander
Single-player alternative to Contain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Contain.
Take charge of a SWAT unit as an elite operator. Command a specialized AI squad or team up in co-op to seize suspects, rescue civilians, and restore order. Study the briefing, kit out your team, and execute your plan with disciplined precision.
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SCP: 5K
Single-player alternative to Contain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Contain.
SCP: 5K is a co-op or singleplayer tactical horror FPS project that puts players in the midst of a conspiracy where the SCP Foundation has turned on humanity. Enjoy Early Access as we continue to work towards a completed full release of the project!
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GROUND BRANCH
Single-player alternative to Contain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Contain.
From one of the developers behind the original Rainbow Six® and Ghost Recon® games, comes a thinking-man's first-person shooter featuring in-depth character and weapon customization. Take your time. Think ahead. Get the job done.
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Alpha Response
Single-player alternative to Contain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with Contain.
From Gooseman, creator of the original Counter-Strike mod - Alpha Response delivers intense police action in dynamic, real-world environments. Fight solo or with friends against diverse enemies in high-stakes missions that demand fast reflexes, teamwork and split-second decision making.
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OPERATOR
Single-player alternative to Contain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Contain.
In OPERATOR, you will play as an elite Tier 1 operator undergoing dangerous clandestine operations all over the globe. With a strategic, measured, and unforgiving style of gameplay. You are the tactical advantage, Good luck.
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Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction
Single-player alternative to Contain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Contain.
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six® Extraction is a tactical, co-op, PvE first-person shooter where you and your squad face an evolving alien threat. Teamwork, tactics, and flawless execution are key to your survival.
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Phasmophobia
Single-player alternative to Contain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Contain.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
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Ready or Not
Single-player alternative to Contain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Contain.
Ready or Not is an intense, tactical, first-person shooter that depicts a modern-day world in which SWAT police units are called to defuse hostile and confronting situations.
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Stalker
Single-player alternative to Contain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Contain.
The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.
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Revenge of the Mage
Single-player alternative to Contain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Contain.
RotM is an Action Roguelite FPS game where players get in the robes of a Mage. Let the hands of fate open ways for the power of your magic. Save the Multiverse to power up yourself! Unlock, collect, discover, live, die, repeat!