Single-player games like Pulse
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pulse, 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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Bendy and the Dark Revival
Single-player alternative to Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pulse.
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
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Prototype™
Single-player alternative to Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pulse.
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
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鬼谷八荒 Tale of Immortal
Single-player alternative to Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse.
Tale of Immortal is an open-world sandbox based on Chinese mythology and cultivation. You will grow to become immortal, conquer the beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Season, make your choices carefully and grasp your own destiny.
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Far Cry 3
Single-player alternative to Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pulse.
Discover the dark secrets of a lawless island ruled by violence and take the fight to the enemy as you try to escape. You’ll need more than luck to escape alive!
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Death's Door
Single-player alternative to Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse.
Reaping souls of the dead and punching a clock might get monotonous but it's honest work for a Crow. The job gets lively when your assigned soul is stolen and you must track down a desperate thief to a realm untouched by death - where creatures grow far past their expiry.
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Dispatch
Single-player alternative to Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Pulse.
Dispatch is a superhero workplace comedy where choices matter. Manage a dysfunctional team of misfit heroes and strategize who to send to emergencies around the city, all while balancing office politics, personal relationships, and your own quest to become a hero. All episodes out now!
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Life is Strange: Before the Storm
Single-player alternative to Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pulse.
Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in a dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise.
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Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Single-player alternative to Pulse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pulse.
Story-driven open-world RPG that immerses you in an epic adventure in the Holy Roman Empire. Avenge your parents' death as you battle invading forces, go on game-changing quests, and make influential choices. Explore castles, forests, villages and other realistic settings in medieval Bohemia!