Single-player games like CRYO
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to CRYO, 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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Backrooms: Extractions
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRYO.
Cooperate with up to 6 players to explore, search, and extract lost agents within the Backrooms. Solve puzzles, unlock tools, survive against entities, and progress through increasingly dangerous levels.
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PANICORE
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRYO.
PANICORE is a survival horror game that mixes permadeath, AI monsters and a co-op experience up to 5 players (4 players in demo). Try to escape and don't get caught, but beware: they don't only hear your steps, but also your voice.
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NO BACKUP
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRYO.
Escape together or die alone. In this intense co-op bodycam horror game, you and your team are hunted by a relentless creature. Communicate, stay quiet, and fight to survive. Every move counts. Every sound could be your last.
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Nuclear Nightmare
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRYO.
Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.
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Species: Unknown
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRYO.
Species: Unknown is a 1 to 4 players co-op survival horror. Complete high-risk missions aboard an abandoned ship while being hunted by an unknown creature. Survive and upgrade your gear to face each new threat that lurks in the dark.
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Paranormal Cleanup
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRYO.
Clock in for the worst cleaning shift of your life: Unclog nasty toilets and scrub ectoplasm in this 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Get the job done and don't get caught by the entities hunting you!
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R.E.P.O.
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with CRYO.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
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PARANOIA PLACE
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRYO.
PARANOIA PLACE is a 1-4 player online co-op survival horror game. Together or alone, you will need to solve puzzles, find items and run from the bloodthirsty demonic killer.
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Monstrum
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with CRYO.
Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.
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Alien: Isolation
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CRYO.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
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Amnesia: The Bunker
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRYO.
Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.
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Labyrinthine
Single-player alternative to CRYO — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with CRYO.
A co-op horror game like no other... Play with 1-8 players online as you solve puzzles, collect items and run from the horrors that lie within. Follow in the footsteps of Joan in the story mode or tackle procedurally generated maps that scale with your level and bring a fresh experience each game..