Single-player games like Something's Out There
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Something's Out There, 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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The Lost
Single-player alternative to Something's Out There — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Something's Out There.
You survive a bombing from enemy planes, you are knocked out and on an island with no contact to the outside world.
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Keycards
Single-player alternative to Something's Out There — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Something's Out There.
Trapped in darkness, hunted down—your only way out is the right keycard. In this intense co-op multiplayer horror game, you and up to 4 friends must search terrifying maps, evade deadly villains, and escape before time runs out. No weapons, just wits. Can you survive?
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Cursebound
Single-player alternative to Something's Out There — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Something's Out There.
Hunt treasure Encounter strange creatures and try to stay alive
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Malum
Single-player alternative to Something's Out There — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Something's Out There.
Malum is the premier C-list horror game. Run from a motely collection of bizarre demons then summon in some guns to turn the tables on them. Best enjoyed with friends.
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Resurection.
Single-player alternative to Something's Out There — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Something's Out There.
Resurrection is a wave-based indie FPS by Bad Dev Studios. Fight endless, aggressive zombie hordes in a burning city. spend points at the random weapon box for better firearms, manage your ammo, and use precision sniping to survive increasingly difficult waves.
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MetaPhysical
Single-player alternative to Something's Out There — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Something's Out There.
Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.
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Shaytan
Single-player alternative to Something's Out There — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Something's Out There.
🔐 Can You Escape the Clutches of Shaytan? 🔐 🕯️Embark on a chilling odyssey through the enigmatic corridors of the human mind in Shaytan, a psychological horror puzzle game that will haunt your senses. The very devil who once beguiled Adam into tasting the forbidden fruit in paradise.🕯️
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Labyrinth Of The Demon King
Single-player alternative to Something's Out There — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Something's Out There.
Venture through the Labyrinth Of The Demon King, solving puzzles and fighting fearsome monsters in an epic quest to track down the demon who betrayed your lord and end its life.