Single-player games like Containment Initiative 2
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Containment Initiative 2, 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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Containment Initiative
Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative 2.
Containment Initiative is a local co-op VR shooter which can be played by two people on the same PC. Kill zombies alone in VR or have a friend cover you by using the mouse and keyboard. Features include realistic weapon reloading as well as a variety of unlockable guns, upgrades, and loot to find.
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Zero Caliber 2 Remastered
Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative 2.
Zero Caliber 2 Remastered brings the full VR shooter experience to PC - with intense, cinematic firefights, a full single player and Co-op campaign, PvP, a huge arsenal to unlock, and character customization to make you stand out. Jump in if you’re after a proper VR shooter. Out NOW!
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Escape From Mandrillia: Local Asymmetric VR+PC
Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative 2.
Local VR+PC horror: as a VR player, escape an underground facility full of giant alien monkeys. Up to 2 PC players can help you out controlling friendly drones... or crush you by playing as the enemy Mandrillians.
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After the Fall®
Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Containment Initiative 2.
From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.
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World War Z
Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Containment Initiative 2.
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
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Serious Sam 3: BFE
Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative 2.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
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Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative 2.
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month February 2002!
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Contagion
Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative 2.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.