Single-player games like The Ritual
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Ritual, 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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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to The Ritual — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Ritual.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
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Resident Evil 4
Single-player alternative to The Ritual — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Ritual.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to The Ritual — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Ritual.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to The Ritual — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Ritual.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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Saints Row: Gat out of Hell
Single-player alternative to The Ritual — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Ritual.
Join Johnny Gat & Kinzie Kensington as you tear apart Hell in a quest to save the Boss’ soul. Historical icons, old friends, older enemies, a talking gun, a full length musical number & a whole lot more shenanigans await!
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Red Faction®: Armageddon™
Single-player alternative to The Ritual — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Ritual.
Red Faction: Armageddon Path to War includes 4 new missions, 2 unlockable items and 10 new achievements!
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Metro Exodus
Single-player alternative to The Ritual — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Ritual.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
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Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to The Ritual — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Ritual.
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.