Single-player games like Containment Protocol
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Containment Protocol, 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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Hacktag
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
Hacktag is a fast-paced two-player co-op stealth-game with unique asymmetric gameplay. Play as the stealth Agent in the field or as the virtually-infiltrated Hacker and work together to carry out espionage missions where nothing goes as expected!
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The Magic Circle
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
In this darkly comedic story, you are the hero of an unfinished fantasy game, and your designers have failed you. Steal the power of a game god - trap their creations, swap behaviors and body parts, crafting your own unique solutions to free-form puzzles. Can you release a game ...from the inside?
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Withstand: Survival
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
Play as journalist who arrived to unknown island to reveal all the mysteries and find information about secret government experiments. Explore beautiful and dangerous open world. Try to survive, fight enemies, craft new objects and complete quests to reveal what happened.
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Hammerwatch
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
A hack and slash action adventure, set in a fantasy pixel art environment. Play solo or co-op in this adventure from bottom to top of Castle Hammerwatch. Kill hordes of enemies with varied looks and features through four unique environments with traps, hidden secrets and puzzles.
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Cave Story+
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
Run, jump, shoot, fly and explore your way through a massive action-adventure reminiscent of classic 8- and 16-bit games.
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Hydrophobia: Prophecy
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
The ultimate edition of the jaw-dropping action-adventure game set onboard a floating city.
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Terrian Saga: KR-17
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
KR-17 is a 32-bit, story-driven, side-scrolling action puzzle-platformer which follows the story of a military robot on a mission to subdue a rogue agent operating out of an installation on the planet Valiant. It will be the first in a multi-genre series of games centered around the story of Terrius, KR-17's home.
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Lair of the Clockwork God
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
A fast-paced Point-and-Click adventure AND an indie platfomer in one! Join adventurer Ben and wannabe indie darling Dan in a race against time to stop all the Apocalypses happening at the same time.
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Blast Em!
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
Protect the universe from the evil Alien robots terror-bent on eliminating the Earth and all of Humanity! Take control of the ship and blast the hell out of anything that moves and if it doesn’t move – blast it anyway to be sure.
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Caretaker Retribution
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
The stars are going out. A team is sent to find out why. They discover the cause and try to stop it. They don’t make it out alive. Caretaker Retribution is a 6DOF shooter for PC and Mac that also works on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift.
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Caretaker Sacrifice
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
An epic sci-fi 6DOF adventure, puzzle and shooter featuring the voice of David Hewlett (Stargate). At the end of time, struggle through a hostile alien machine to solve the ultimate mystery and fulfil your final mission.
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Promethium
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!
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The Alpha Device
Single-player alternative to Containment Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Protocol.
Beyond space, beyond reason... beyond humanity. Discover a gripping tale of a dystopian future narrated by David Hewlett, star of the Academy Award-winning The Shape Of Water.