Single-player games like Fear Effect
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Fear Effect, 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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Fear Effect 2: Retro Helix
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear Effect.
The fear is back.Return to 2048 Hong Kong in the groundbreaking survival-horror that defined style and mature storytelling for a generation.
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Hellboy Web of Wyrd
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear Effect.
Hellboy Web of Wyrd is a roguelike action brawler with an original story created in partnership with Dark Horse Comics and Hellboy creator Mike Mignola. When an agent of the B.P.R.D. goes missing, Hellboy is sent to investigate; pulling him into the depths of the Wyrd.
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Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear Effect.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
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Resident Evil Requiem
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear Effect.
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear Effect.
Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.
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El Paso, Elsewhere
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Fear Effect.
STAKES. GUNS. SLOW-MO. Fight werewolves and vampires in a reality-shifting motel. Dive through barricades to escape the grasp of evil puppets. Destroy the villain you loved. A new, third-person love letter to classic shooters. Neo-noir never looked so good.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear Effect.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear Effect.
World-renowned Kojima Productions brings the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Steam with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Play as the legendary hero Snake and infiltrate a Cuban military base to rescue the hostages. Can you make it out alive?
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear Effect.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Flashback
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear Effect.
20 years after the original game’s launch, Conrad is enlisted back to active service for the triumphant return of one of the most acclaimed franchises in gaming history.It’s not a reboot. It’s Flashback re-imagined.
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KILLER
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Fear Effect.
KILLER: The game is a linear classic action TPS game and you need to find what will you do to finish the game. Sometimes it can be tough.
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METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Fear Effect.
The first and second title in the METAL GEAR series that established the stealth action genre, as well as the basic mechanics of the series.
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Fighting Force Collection
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Fear Effect.
The legendary 3D beat 'em up is back: Fighting Force!
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Milano's Odd Job Collection
Single-player alternative to Fear Effect — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Milano is on her own for summer vacation, and she’s ready to live her best life! Take on part-time jobs, personalize your home, or spend the day eating popcorn at the park. Experience this retro classic for the first time outside of Japan, now with modern improvements.