Single-player games like P4ST3L
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to P4ST3L, 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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Roten
Single-player alternative to P4ST3L — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P4ST3L.
ROTEN is an open-world survival experience set in a world slowly reclaimed by decay. Explore abandoned places, where silent points of interest hide fragments of forgotten stories, face the infected, and survive in a quiet, hostile environment.
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OMEGA: The Dead Planet
Single-player alternative to P4ST3L — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with P4ST3L.
OMEGA: The Dead Planet is a third-person sci-fi survival horror game set on a hostile alien world. Explore semi-open regions, scavenge resources, upgrade your abandoned base, survive infected colonists and aberrant alien predators, and struggle to control Jessica’s dangerous mutation.
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After Silence
Single-player alternative to P4ST3L — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P4ST3L.
A third-person survival horror blending visceral tactical combat with a deeply personal narrative. Infiltrate Black Protocol's ruins, uncover the truth about Compound Z, and fight through a dying city. A mother's love becomes the most dangerous weapon in a world that forgot mercy.
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The Hive Pandemic
Single-player alternative to P4ST3L — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with P4ST3L.
The Hive is Calling. Do You Have the Will to Resist? The fight for survival begins on Mars, but the war will take you back to Earth—where the infection is already spreading. With every battle, every mind you enter, and every secret you uncover, the Hive grows stronger. Are you just the next host?
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Dread X Collection 5
Single-player alternative to P4ST3L — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P4ST3L.
A horror anthology in the Dread X Collection series. Featuring 12 new games from up-and-comers along with veterans, all wrapped up in an old, run down party venue that may be hiding more than it's letting on...
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Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to P4ST3L — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with P4ST3L.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
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Them and Us
Single-player alternative to P4ST3L — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P4ST3L.
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
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My Putrid Ponies
Single-player alternative to P4ST3L — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with P4ST3L.
A zombie ponies game where you have to survive with a shotgun.