Single-player games like THE CURE
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to THE CURE, 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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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE CURE.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
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Slime Rancher
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky, young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes.
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The Battle of Polytopia
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
Welcome to the unique, turn-based strategy game set in the strange, flat world of the Square. Lead one of 16 distinct civilizations to victory by expanding your empire, researching technologies, and ultimately become ruler of the world! Play in single-player or multiplayer mode for up to 16 players.
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Green Hell
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
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Escape Simulator
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE CURE.
First-person puzzler you can play solo or in an online co-op. Explore a set of highly interactive escape rooms. Move furniture, pick up and examine everything, smash pots and break locks! Play thousands of community-made rooms through the level editor.
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Ad Infinitum
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE CURE.
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
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Prison Wars
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
Prison Wars - is a hardcore 3D shooter where you play a prisoner Floyd.
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CATACOMBS: The Beginning
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
Catacombs: The Beginning - is an excellent 3D shooter where you have to survive in the catacombs overfull of various monsters.
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UNRESTRAINED
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
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 THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
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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The Last Hike
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
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 THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
INVASION - is the simplest 3D shooter with surviving elements in which you must survive on an unknown planet.
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GHOST HUNTER
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with THE CURE.
GHOST HUNTER - is the simplest 3D shooter with horror elements where you will have to fight with different ghosts!
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Gold Rush
Single-player alternative to THE CURE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with THE CURE.
Gold Rush - is the simplest 2D game in which you have to overcome various traps and look for treasures.