Single-player games like MIMESIS
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to MIMESIS, 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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Nuclear Nightmare
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MIMESIS.
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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Backrooms: Extractions
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MIMESIS.
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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Dark Hours: Prologue
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with MIMESIS.
Dark Hours: Prologue is a free co-op survival horror game for 1-4 players. Your heist has been disrupted by a supernatural event, and your team of robbers is now trapped with a monster. Forget your plan, your mission: survive! Explore and cooperate to find a way out or hide and wish for daylight.
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PANICORE
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MIMESIS.
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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Species: Unknown
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MIMESIS.
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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Lethal Company
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MIMESIS.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
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CRYO
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MIMESIS.
CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...
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Zort
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with MIMESIS.
Zort is an action, adventure, and horror game that can be played with up to 4 people. Explore maps with your friends and have fun while escaping from various creatures. Experience a realistic horror experience with in-game voice chat with your friends!
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R.E.P.O.
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with MIMESIS.
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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Magical Mic Duel: Senpai, Hear My Spell
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with MIMESIS.
ଘ(੭ˊᵕˋ)੭* ੈ✩‧₊˚ Embrace your destiny in Magical Mic Duel: Senpai, Hear My Spell! Your voice commands the forces of fabulousness. Chant spells with conviction, and witness dazzling displays of magical might! The world needs your power. Step up and claim your place as the ultimate magical girl!
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Uncover the Smoking Gun
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with MIMESIS.
A Battle of Wits with AI: Solve the case by conversing with a suspect robot using GPT to gather evidence. What single truth emerges from countless dialogues and pieces of information?
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BARI
Single-player alternative to MIMESIS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with MIMESIS.
BARI is a bullet heaven action game where you fight alongside another you. Survive endless threats with the “Meari,” doubles that remember your play style. Every run you finish becomes your next ally.