Single-player games like The Bornless
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Bornless, 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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Lamentations
Single-player alternative to The Bornless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bornless.
You and your teammates are part of an elite undercover unit tasked with finding out information on a mysterious complex known as "the backrooms". Explore various locations, solve puzzles, check your six, and escape with your life!
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Contagion
Single-player alternative to The Bornless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bornless.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
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CASE 2: Animatronics Survival
Single-player alternative to The Bornless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bornless.
CASE 2: Animatronics Survival is a horror game that is available in two modes. Online mode lets one or more players take on the role of animatronics, ready to crush everyone and everything. The other three are survivors. How did this happen? You’ll have to find out!
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Nemesis: Distress
Single-player alternative to The Bornless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bornless.
NEMESIS DISTRESS is a unique multiplayer Sci-Fi horror experience that aims at creating unforgettable, cinematic moments. Remember – this is NOT a shooter, in Nemesis you are not the hunter. You are the PREY.
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Masked Forces: Zombie Survival
Single-player alternative to The Bornless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bornless.
What will you do when the zombie apocalypse comes, are you ready to tackle it right now and stay face to face with all the horrors that will appear?
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Chupacabras: Night Hunt
Single-player alternative to The Bornless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bornless.
Hunt the chupacabras alone or with your friends, explore the map and find the weapons to kill the monster.
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Fear Therapy
Single-player alternative to The Bornless — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Fear Therapy, is a multiplayer(1-4) and single player psychological horror game.Try to complete the quests and leave the horror house before it is too late! Satan getting angrier every second and nothing holding it back.
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Shark Attack Deathmatch 2
Single-player alternative to The Bornless — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bornless.
Combat in Shark Attack Deathmatch 2 is savage, gritty, and brutal. Players hunt each other down in various game modes with the constant threat of terrifying sharks joining in on the bloodshed. Tear divers apart as you take on the role as the ocean's top apex predator, The Great White.