Single-player games like Lock Down
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Lock Down, 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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Under Lock
Single-player alternative to Lock Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with Lock Down.
Under Lock is a multiplayer asymmetrical PvP horror game for 5 players (4 survivors versus 1 monster). Take the role of a survivor with the goal to outsmart the monster and escape from lockdown. Or choose one from several unique monsters to hunt down and devour the victims.
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HordeZ
Single-player alternative to Lock Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Lock Down.
If you are looking for a on-rails arcade experience that blends between classics like Doom, Left 4 dead and House of the Dead then we got you covered! Fast and simple gameplay that will bring you into a creepy world of zombies and demons. Show your skills to the world through our global leadboard system!
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Paranormal Hunter
Single-player alternative to Lock Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with Lock Down.
Paranormal Hunter is a first-person co-op online multiplayer horror game with VR support. Explore ominous haunted locations, turn your fear into courage, and face sinister supernatural challenges.
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Death Harvest
Single-player alternative to Lock Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with Lock Down.
Death Harvest is a gritty, cooperative VR survival shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world full of zombies. As a survivor of Boston’s combat unit “The Reapers”, you are all that stands between colony survival and collapse.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Single-player alternative to Lock Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Lock Down.
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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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution
Single-player alternative to Lock Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Lock Down.
Hunted by the seemingly unstoppable Axeman and facing off against the Tower’s latest push for total dominance, discover what connects these new threats together before it’s too late. New faces, places, weapons and gear all await you on your journey to a final showdown for the city's fate.
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Arizona Sunshine®
Single-player alternative to Lock Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Lock Down.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
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The Persistence
Single-player alternative to Lock Down — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Lock Down.
Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.