Single-player games like Matchstick: Cosmic Flame
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Matchstick: Cosmic Flame, 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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Cthulhu: Death Escape / 克苏鲁:死亡逃脱 Prototype
Single-player alternative to Matchstick: Cosmic Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Matchstick: Cosmic Flame.
Trapped in an eerie dungeon, you must solve puzzles and evade lurking horrors to find the only chance of survival. Every step could lead you to freedom...or to your demise...
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Mother Hub
Single-player alternative to Matchstick: Cosmic Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Matchstick: Cosmic Flame.
A retro FPS with an artistically gritty setting from the early 2000's. Uncover futuristic weapons lost to time and face off against terrifying bosses. Do you have what it takes to stand against the darkness and save humanity from the brink of extinction?
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Humanity Lost
Single-player alternative to Matchstick: Cosmic Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Matchstick: Cosmic Flame.
Will you save humanity? You are on a mission to find a new planet for humans to inhabit. In this story driven FPS space opera you will explore open world planets, find weapons, upgrade your character, and befriend alien species.
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Necrophosis
Single-player alternative to Matchstick: Cosmic Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Matchstick: Cosmic Flame.
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
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DUSK
Single-player alternative to Matchstick: Cosmic Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Matchstick: Cosmic Flame.
Battle through an onslaught of mystical backwater cultists, possessed militants & even darker forces as you attempt to discover just what lurks beneath the Earth in this retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
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Beneath
Single-player alternative to Matchstick: Cosmic Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Matchstick: Cosmic Flame.
Beneath is a Lovecraft-inspired survival FPS. Scarce ammo, merciless enemies and a sense of the unknown combine in a 10+ hour, story-driven single player campaign, built for both veteran gamers and those seeking a challenging old school experience.
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Lost in Vivo
Single-player alternative to Matchstick: Cosmic Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Matchstick: Cosmic Flame.
A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.
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Observation
Single-player alternative to Matchstick: Cosmic Flame — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Matchstick: Cosmic Flame.
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.