Single-player games like Sonar Scout
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Sonar Scout, 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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Iron Lung
Single-player alternative to Sonar Scout — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sonar Scout.
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
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STASIS: BONE TOTEM
Single-player alternative to Sonar Scout — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sonar Scout.
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
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ABZU
Single-player alternative to Sonar Scout — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sonar Scout.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to Sonar Scout — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sonar Scout.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to Sonar Scout — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sonar Scout.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
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Diluvion: Resubmerged
Single-player alternative to Sonar Scout — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sonar Scout.
Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Sonar Scout — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sonar Scout.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Narcosis
Single-player alternative to Sonar Scout — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sonar Scout.
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
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Omelet You Cook
Single-player alternative to Sonar Scout — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sonar Scout.
The cozy chaotic cooking roguelike. Assemble omelets for quirky students using ingredients from a conveyor belt. Discover wacky combinations to satisfy the ever-demanding Principal Clucker.
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Big Dig
Single-player alternative to Sonar Scout — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Sonar Scout.
Big Dig is a short incremental narrative game about digging up artifacts to help Mayor Dog win the election! Recover artifacts, grow your museum, and upgrade your tools while building a highway across the Animal Republic!