Single-player games like PAPERHEAD
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to PAPERHEAD, 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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PAPERHEAD EP.0
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PAPERHEAD.
In this cute cardboard world, something went horribly wrong... You wake up in a prison cell. A strange voice calls to you from the depths of dark corridors covered in runic symbols and blood. Reload your trusty shotgun and find out... WHY WOULD CARDBOARD... BLEED?
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Trepang2
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PAPERHEAD.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
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Prodeus
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PAPERHEAD.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
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Ion Fury
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PAPERHEAD.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
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Turbo Overkill
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PAPERHEAD.
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
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Dread Templar
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PAPERHEAD.
Dread Templar is a fast-paced hardcore old-school FPS, combining classic 90s shooter and modern FPS elements. Unlock and combine dozens of weapon upgrades and skills, embrace the Dread Force and obliterate hordes of fiendish enemies. Become the scariest thing in hell and get your revenge!
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Forgive Me Father
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PAPERHEAD.
Forgive Me Father is a dark retro horror FPS set in a comic book style world inspired by the novels of H.P. Lovecraft. As the only one left with full senses, you begin a journey in search of answers and relief. How long can you last?
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Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAPERHEAD.
Includes original Blood II: The Chosen and add-on package The Nightmare LevelsAn immersive atmosphere full of dark humor and exciting actionFour playable characters and wide variety of weapons