Single-player games like Decaying Salvage
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Decaying Salvage, 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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Negative Atmosphere
Single-player alternative to Decaying Salvage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Decaying Salvage.
Explore the depths of the Rusanov, pull whatever resources you can out of its guts, and run.
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Echograph
Single-player alternative to Decaying Salvage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Decaying Salvage.
photograph ghosts, crack environmental puzzles, manage limited resources, and unravel the mystery behind a generational family curse in this classic survival horror experience.
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DERELIKT
Single-player alternative to Decaying Salvage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Decaying Salvage.
DERELIKT is a narrative retro FPS built for fans of claustrophobic PS1-era sci-fi horror.
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Liminal Point
Single-player alternative to Decaying Salvage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Decaying Salvage.
Classic Survival Horror. Drawn to Ashen Point by a cryptic voicemail, Lyra returns to the island where her band’s story ended in tragedy. Shrouded in fog and prowled by horrors, confront deadly creatures, explore the desolate town, and reveal the truth behind the night that changed everything.
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THE KING IN THE SHADES
Single-player alternative to Decaying Salvage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Decaying Salvage.
A classic survival-horror experience set in a fictional universe where the invisible hand of unspeakable horrors is turning humanity into a fleeting memory. Enter the world of THE KING IN THE SHADES and rid this decaying world of the curse of Gods.
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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to Decaying Salvage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Decaying Salvage.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
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The Callisto Protocol™
Single-player alternative to Decaying Salvage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Decaying Salvage.
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
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Mayak
Single-player alternative to Decaying Salvage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decaying Salvage.
A signal from a star // 3571 → 3559 → 3557 → … → 0 // 336 years remain // You and her, staring up at the sky. A hand-drawn sci-fi visual novel about first contact.
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7th Chance
Single-player alternative to Decaying Salvage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decaying Salvage.
7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.
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We Are Not Alone
Single-player alternative to Decaying Salvage — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Decaying Salvage.
We Are Not Alone is a new twist on horror that combines first person exploration and third person point and click adventure. As a member of a "safe" isolation experiment you'll explore an underground facility, solve puzzles and uncover the mystery of an unknown creature. Just don't make eye contact.