Single-player games like PULSE//DEADLINE
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to PULSE//DEADLINE, 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 PULSE//DEADLINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with PULSE//DEADLINE.
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 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to PULSE//DEADLINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with PULSE//DEADLINE.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Single-player alternative to PULSE//DEADLINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PULSE//DEADLINE.
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.
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Daymare: 1998
Single-player alternative to PULSE//DEADLINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with PULSE//DEADLINE.
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to PULSE//DEADLINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with PULSE//DEADLINE.
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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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to PULSE//DEADLINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with PULSE//DEADLINE.
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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DreadOut
Single-player alternative to PULSE//DEADLINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with PULSE//DEADLINE.
DreadOut is a third person supernatural horror game where you play as Linda, a high school student trapped in an old abandoned town. Equipped with her trusty smart-phone, she will battle against terrifying encounters and solve mysterious puzzles which will ultimately determine her fate.
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Zombie Army Trilogy
Single-player alternative to PULSE//DEADLINE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with PULSE//DEADLINE.
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.