Single-player games like The Lacerator
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Lacerator, 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 Night Of The Inquisitor
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lacerator.
A VHS/PS1 Survival Horror Experience! Play as Emilia, a young woman cursed by an ancient rosary, transported into the Realm of the Inquisitor, a surreal dimension filled with the ghosts victims of the Inquisitor himself. Solve puzzles, free ghosts, and escape the Inquisitor!
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Bloody Hallowfest
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lacerator.
What starts as the preparation for a special Halloween night event at a summer camp turns into a nightmare when someone with a bloodied axe ends the lives of all your friends. Will you manage to escape and save yourself?
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The Prospector Odyssey
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lacerator.
A lonely trek to a desolate planet unearths a strange anomaly, seemingly causing denizens of a nearby station to become horrifying, violent mutants. Run, think, scavenge and improvise. Only the smartest will survive.
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The Legend Returns
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lacerator.
Can you survive the return of the legend? A relentless killer is stalking you, and no one believes your story. The only way out? Perform the ritual… or become the next victim. Run, hide, and fight for your life in this brutal PS1-inspired slasher horror experience!
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Monochromality
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lacerator.
Monochromality is a multiplayer backrooms horror game, with 10+ levels that can be explored by yourself or in teams of up to 6 explorers. Evade threats, solve puzzles, experience memories and find a way to escape before something "unwarranted" finds you.
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Shadow Sacrament: The Roots of Evil
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lacerator.
Shadow Sacrament is a grim horrorvania where you play as a tormented detective who must investigate the secrets of an ancient, horrific monastery. Explore hidden chambers, solve intricate puzzles, and face terrifying nightmares that lurk in its shadowy halls. Hunt the Haunt.
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the machine that BREATHES
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lacerator.
the machine that BREATHES is a 2D Survival Horror game with a focus on situational combat and exploration. Inspired by the likes of Resident Evil and System Shock, you'll crawl through a hostile environment and manage a limited inventory to brace against the unknown.
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Silver Pines
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lacerator.
Silver Pines is a survival horror metroidvania set in small town America. Fight nightmarish terrors and solve puzzles, while carefully managing your scarce resources as you uncover the mysteries that could hold the key to redemption.
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Manhunt
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Lacerator.
You awake to the sound of your own panicked breath. In Manhunt, you must run, hide and fight to survive. If you can stay alive long enough, you may find out who did this to you. This is a brutal blood sport.
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Resident Evil 4
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lacerator.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lacerator.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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Resident Evil 3
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Lacerator.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
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Devil Dead
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lacerator.
Retro-inspired 2D action platformer game ! Slash enemies, cast epic spells, and survive Hell’s invasion to defeat the Devil himself.
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Resident Evil 3 Nemesis (1999)
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lacerator.
Join Jill Valentine, the survivor of the notorious disaster, as her nightmare continues. After resigning from S.T.A.R.S. Jill now prepares to head out of Raccoon City… but caught in a town crawling with zombies, more than ever she must rely on brute force and cunning to find a way to escape alive.
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Death Elevator
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lacerator.
A short and minimalist roguelike where every hit is lethal but time slows down whenever you are in danger. Reach the top floor or die trying!
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Living Dead Outbreak
Single-player alternative to The Lacerator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lacerator.
Battle your way through the dense zombie crowds as you struggle to survive! Inspired by classic zombie movies and FPS games from the 90s, the overwhelming combat will keep you on your toes!