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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Kusan: City of Wolves
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PAPERHEAD.
Kusan: City of Wolves is a high-octane hardcore top-down shooter where players fight through a brutal urban jungle ruled by gunfire and corruption to save Haru — a girl fitted with a city-grade atomic weapon.
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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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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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DOOM
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PAPERHEAD.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Project Warlock
Single-player alternative to PAPERHEAD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with PAPERHEAD.
Project Warlock is a first-person shooter that fans of Doom, Hexen, and Wolfenstein cannot miss. It serves you an exploding cocktail of bullets, spells, and monsters. Battle through 60 levels of non-stop action, packed with bloodthirsty enemies and challenging bosses.
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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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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!