Single-player games like Prison Wars
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Prison Wars, 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 CURE
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Wars.
THE CURE - is a hardcore 3D shooter with surviving elements where you must survive in zombie apocalypse.
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GHOST HUNTER
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Wars.
GHOST HUNTER - is the simplest 3D shooter with horror elements where you will have to fight with different ghosts!
- 3
UNRESTRAINED
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Wars.
UNRESTRAINED - is a great 3D horror game in which you have to survive in a mental hospital, playing as a reporter named Carl.
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Taste of War
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Wars.
Taste of War - is a hardcore 3D shooter with surviving elements where you play as the last survived soldier against different Kiborgs.
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Line of War
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Wars.
Line of War - is a classic 3D shooter with surviving elements where the story of one military man during the Vietnam War is told.
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CATACOMBS: The Beginning
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Wars.
Catacombs: The Beginning - is an excellent 3D shooter where you have to survive in the catacombs overfull of various monsters.
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Jurassic Attack
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Wars.
Jurassic Attack - is a dizzy 3D shooter with surviving and hardcore elements during the Jurassic period. The main point of the game includes that you will have to survive among bloodthirsty lizards having minimal resources.
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Prodeus
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Wars.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
- 9
The Last Hike
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Wars.
The Last Hike - is an excellent 2D adventure game, with elements of survival, in which you need to resist the ancient evil, playing as a knight named Richard.
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INVASION
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Prison Wars.
INVASION - is the simplest 3D shooter with surviving elements in which you must survive on an unknown planet.
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Gold Rush
Single-player alternative to Prison Wars — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Prison Wars.
Gold Rush - is the simplest 2D game in which you have to overcome various traps and look for treasures.