Single-player games like It Comes In Waves
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to It Comes In Waves, 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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No Sun To Worship
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with It Comes In Waves.
A short, minimalist stealth-action game about the importance of art. We painted the sky ashen gray. Burned the heavens to starve each other. Now we walk an endless cemetery of regret.
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DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with It Comes In Waves.
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
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The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED]
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with It Comes In Waves.
The Eternal Castle [REMASTERED] is a remake of the original "ETERNAL CASTLE" from 1987, with additional game mechanics, sophisticated sound design, polished 2-bit CGA animated graphics, and modernized game design.
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1000xRESIST
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with It Comes In Waves.
1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.
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Miasma Chronicles
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with It Comes In Waves.
From the creators of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden comes a beautifully crafted tactical adventure you won’t forget. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland torn apart by a savage force known only as the ‘Miasma’.
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Binary Domain
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with It Comes In Waves.
Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!
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The Talos Principle 2
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with It Comes In Waves.
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
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Hail to the Rainbow
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with It Comes In Waves.
The story of a lonely young man named Ignat, who survives in the dangerous and gloomy world of post-apocalyptic cyberpunk. You have to face the trials of a new reality and plunge into the secrets of the surrounding chaos.
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Mad Max
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with It Comes In Waves.
Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.
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STAR WARS™ SHADOWS OF THE EMPIRE™
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with It Comes In Waves.
As Luke Skywalker and the Rebel Alliance struggle to defeat Darth Vader and the Empire, a new threat arises. Dark Prince Xizor aspires to take Darth Vader's place at the Emperor's side. As Dash Rendar, it's up to you to protect Luke and help the Alliance. May the Force be with you!
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The Chameleon
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A tense stealth game with super-powers, set in the 70s, filled with glorious fat pixels. Transform into enemies, dash, teleport, slow time and super-punch your way through this moody retro stealth game.
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UNDETECTED
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with It Comes In Waves.
Stealth your way through the shadows and uncover a corporate conspiracy. Become a cyber-augmented agent in this gameplay-focused stealth game that brings classic sneaking to the modern era.
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Luckily, My Arm Is A Shotgun
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with It Comes In Waves.
You are lost on a cursed island full of monsters... Luckily, your arm is a shotgun! Explore a mini open world and blast your way through waves of demons in this short adventure.
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Under A Star Long Cold
Single-player alternative to It Comes In Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with It Comes In Waves.
You have 30 minutes to loot this place and pay your debts before the planet is destroyed. Intense stealth-action with permadeath. An exploration of agency and hope.