Single-player games like Skin Deep
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Skin Deep, 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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Ctrl Alt Ego
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Skin Deep.
Innovative genre mashup (first-person immersive sim puzzler FPS RPG) with emphasis on problem-solving and creativity. Unique vibes and original mechanics that you won't have experienced before. One of the best games of 2022 according to various credible sources!
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Void Bastards
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skin Deep.
Inspired by BioShock and System Shock 2, Void Bastards is a revolutionary new strategy-shooter that will test your wits as well as exercise your aim. Can you lead the misfit prisoners of the Void Ark through the derelict spaceships and myriad dangers of the Sargasso Nebula?
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Thick As Thieves
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Skin Deep.
Thick as Thieves is a stealth-action heist game, playable solo or with a partner in crime in co-op multiplayer. Master the art of thievery through cunning gameplay across a 4-hour campaign in this dynamic new take on stealth.
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The Adventures of Sir Kicksalot
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skin Deep.
A first-person action game, inspired by Dark Messiah, that provides various ways for defeating your foes, with weaponry, sorcery, stealth, or clever tactics like kicking them into deadly spikes.
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The Signal From Tölva
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skin Deep.
The Signal From Tölva is an open-world first-person shooter set on a distant, haunted, future world. Unlock savage weapons and recruit robots to fight alongside you as rival factions struggle to discover the source of the mysterious signal. What you discover will decide the fate of a world.
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Prey
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skin Deep.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
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Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skin Deep.
You play as Adam Jensen, an experienced covert operative operating in a world that despises his kind: augmented humans. Choose from an arsenal of state-of-the-art weapons and augmentations to build your playstyle, and decide who you'll trust, to unravel a vast worldwide conspiracy.
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Syndrome
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skin Deep.
Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.
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Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Skin Deep.
Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine is a single player or co-op heist game. Assemble a crack team of thieves, case the joint, and pull off the perfect heist.
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Thief
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skin Deep.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
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Quadrilateral Cowboy
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Skin Deep.
When you have a top-of-the-line hacking deck armed with a 56.6k modem and a staggering 256k RAM, it means just one thing: you answer only to the highest bidder.
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No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Skin Deep.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
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METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skin Deep.
The first and second title in the METAL GEAR series that established the stealth action genre, as well as the basic mechanics of the series.
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Skin Deep.
The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.
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Thirty Flights of Loving
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Skin Deep.
This surprising first-person story tells the tale of a heist gone wrong. Encounter high-flying schemers, lovelorn criminals, and more stray kittens than you can shake a stick at.
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Atom Zombie Smasher
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Skin Deep.
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
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Flotilla
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Skin Deep.
Lead your orbital battleships to victory in Flotilla! Fight, trade, and explore new planets in your journey through the galaxy. Featuring tactically rich 3D combat, flank and surprise the enemy from any direction. When the dust settles, generate another randomized universe for a brand new adventure!
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Air Forte
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Air Forte is a high-altitude game of math, vocabulary, and geography. Compete with friends or fly solo in the various arenas. Good luck, pilot! Play with friends: Up to four people can play Air Forte together. Find out who's the best pilot!Stage variety: Play through multiple stages that explore math, vocabulary, and geography.
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Flotilla 2
Single-player alternative to Skin Deep — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Skin Deep.
Flotilla 2 is a VR tactical game about big battleships in outer space.