Single-player games like Dead Shells
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Shells, 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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Killing Floor 3
Single-player alternative to Dead Shells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Shells.
It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.
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The Swine
Single-player alternative to Dead Shells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Shells.
Say goodbye to southern hospitality in the backwoods of rural America. The Swine is a short horror experience that explores isolation, witchcraft, and unforeseen consequences in your rural homestead.
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F.E.A.R.
Single-player alternative to Dead Shells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Shells.
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
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F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
Single-player alternative to Dead Shells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Shells.
Assume the role of Special Forces Sgt. Becket as your routine mission quickly turns into a fight for survival against the wrath of Alma Wade. As Alma's terrifying power surges out of control, your squad is forced to battle through an apocalyptic landscape in search of clues for how to destroy her!
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Singularity™
Single-player alternative to Dead Shells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Shells.
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
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F.E.A.R. 3
Single-player alternative to Dead Shells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Shells.
F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.
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My Friendly Neighborhood
Single-player alternative to Dead Shells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Shells.
Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Shells — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Shells.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.