Single-player games like Sandmason
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Sandmason, 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 Ball
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sandmason.
As a swashbuckling archaeologist, unlock the mystery of the ancient ruins that have been hidden for centuries and discover a mysterious artifact, a gold and metal shelled Ball.
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KINGDOM of the DEAD
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sandmason.
Immerse yourself in a dreadful hand-drawn horror world and push Death’s armies back to the underworld!
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Magrunner: Dark Pulse
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sandmason.
Magrunner: Dark Pulse is an action-puzzle game in which technology confronts the Cthulhu Mythos, penned by H.P. Lovecraft. Equipped with your Magtech glove, you must harness the ability to magnetically polarize and manipulate objects in the environment to survive and surpass challenging puzzles.
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INDUSTRIA
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sandmason.
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
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Polarity
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sandmason.
Polarity takes it to the next level, demanding all of your wits and reflexes. Full-featured local co-op campaign.
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Destiny 2
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sandmason.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
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Black Mesa
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sandmason.
Relive Half-Life.
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Tentacular
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sandmason.
Tentacular is a VR game about a gigantic but good-hearted tentacled beast trying to figure out its place in the world.
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Portal
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sandmason.
Portal™ is a new single player game from Valve. Set in the mysterious Aperture Science Laboratories, Portal has been called one of the most innovative new games on the horizon and will offer gamers hours of unique gameplay.
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Red Faction
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sandmason.
JOIN THE REVOLUTION! Lured to Mars by the Ultor Corporation's promise of a better life, thousands have come to seek their fortune and work for the massive mining company. But all is not as it seems. A deadly plague is sweeping through the barracks, and miners suffer daily abuse at the hands of the Ultor guards.
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Q.U.B.E. 2
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sandmason.
Q.U.B.E. 2 is the sequel to the hit first-person puzzle game Q.U.B.E. You are Amelia Cross, a stranded archaeologist who has awoken among the ruins of an ancient alien landscape. With the distant help of another survivor you must solve the puzzles of this mysterious world and find a way back home.
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Deep Rock Galactic
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sandmason.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
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Bunker Defense
Single-player alternative to Sandmason — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Bunker Defense is a tower defense game for 1-4 players. Waves of enemies attack your base, and you must defend it by building different kinds of defenses.