Single-player games like PROJECT ELYSIUM
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to PROJECT ELYSIUM, 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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Ghost Frequency
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ELYSIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with PROJECT ELYSIUM.
In Ghost Frequency, you are a ghost hunter from PIT - Paranormal Investigation Team. Your mission is to locate a sinister spirit using the EMF Ghost Detector to track paranormal activity, the IR Thermal Camera to reveal hidden entities, and the EVP Digital Recorder to capture eerie voices.
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Grinnel
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ELYSIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with PROJECT ELYSIUM.
If you stop, the light dies. If you turn, darkness takes over. As a patient trapped in Grinnel, escape this psychological horror nightmare with Dr. Esin. Use your visor in the atmospheric labyrinth and never look back; in this surreal thriller, your gaze is your worst enemy.
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Up All Night
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ELYSIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with PROJECT ELYSIUM.
Unearth secrets hidden between the trees. Solve a murder. Confront what awaits in the darkness. Whatever transpires, you’re guaranteed to be up all night.
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The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ELYSIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with PROJECT ELYSIUM.
The Lighthouse is a uniquely crafted thriller with glimpses into psychotic, alternate dimensions. Private Investigator James Irvine finds himself lured into a haunting, neo-noir world in search of a missing young woman, named Lily Beaumont.
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BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ELYSIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with PROJECT ELYSIUM.
In BrokenLore: DON'T WATCH, immerse yourself in the haunting world of Shinji, a young hikikomori trapped in his Tokyo apartment. As his mind unravels, confront a malevolent entity lurking in the shadows. Will you uncover the truth before it's too late?
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System Says Normal
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ELYSIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with PROJECT ELYSIUM.
You were hired to watch. Not to ask questions. Night shift. Corporate building. Cameras, reports, anomalies. Your predecessor left no final report. Now you're going to find out why. Please proceed.
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Scary Shadow Spot - Last Farewell
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ELYSIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with PROJECT ELYSIUM.
Scary Shadow Spot: Last Farewell - Haunted by his past, Mark explores a haunted house where nothing is as it seems. Chilling puzzles and shocking truths await. Are you ready to uncover the mystery hidden in the shadows?
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Strange island
Single-player alternative to PROJECT ELYSIUM — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with PROJECT ELYSIUM.
A first-person psychological horror focused on atmosphere, exploration, and a slow descent into mystery. You wake up on a remote island with no memory and no answers — who you are or how you got there. But with every answer you find, more questions begin to surface