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Single-player games like Pest Control

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pest Control, 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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    Bloodwash — Steam game cover

    Bloodwash

    Single-player alternative to Pest Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pest Control.

    A serial killer is terrorizing the city, and Sara's deadbeat boyfriend hasn't done the laundry. Can Sara survive a late-night trip to the laundromat, or will the Womb Ripper perform an early delivery?

    2021Action7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Remorse: The List — Steam game cover

    Remorse: The List

    Single-player alternative to Pest Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pest Control.

    Remorse: The List is a classic survival horror game where the player must figure out what is happening in the little hungarian town of Hidegpuszta, and your only clue is a list that doesn't make much sense. Exploring will be the key to unveiling its secrets and get out of there alive.

    2022ActionIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    ZERO PROTOCOL — Steam game cover

    ZERO PROTOCOL

    Single-player alternative to Pest Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pest Control.

    In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.

    2024ActionAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HROT — Steam game cover

    HROT

    Single-player alternative to Pest Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pest Control.

    HROT is a single-player retro FPS set in a small socialist country neighboring Soviet Union (Czechoslovakia) after an unspecified disaster in 1986. Those times were dark and terrifying and so is the game.

    2023ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ion Fury — Steam game cover

    Ion Fury

    Single-player alternative to Pest Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pest Control.

    3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!

    2019ActionIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Left 4 Dead 2 — Steam game cover

    Left 4 Dead 2

    Single-player alternative to Pest Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pest Control.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Resident Evil Village — Steam game cover

    Resident Evil Village

    Single-player alternative to Pest Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pest Control.

    Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.

    2021Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Quake — Steam game cover

    Quake

    Single-player alternative to Pest Control — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pest Control.

    Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.

    2007Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →