Single-player games like The Core
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Core, 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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ELEVATED
Single-player alternative to The Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Core.
ELEVATED is a multiplayer (8 vs. 1) thriller action game where eight death row inmates try to complete the given tasks to gain their freedom while being chased by the 4th horseman of the apocalypse, "The Death".
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Eschalism
Single-player alternative to The Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Core.
Survival horror game set in a dystopian Indonesia, where the V.O.K. regime has maintained a stranglehold on the nation. As Sane, a Paramita's officer, investigates a cosmic worshipping cult, navigates a non-euclidian world, and fights against monstrous creatures.
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little boy
Single-player alternative to The Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Core.
To survive, should you fight or flee? Fighting or fleeing won't always be the answer. You must conserve resources and increase them through exploration. Be careful when crossing platforms; even the slightest mistake can have serious consequences. Don't forget to collect the keys to open the gates.
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灭顶之灾—救赎
Single-player alternative to The Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Core.
crowning calamityd is an online multiplayer shooter game with cooperative PVE and player-versus-player modes
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Intelektronica
Single-player alternative to The Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Core.
Fight duels to the death in diverse arenas, develop your character, get new weapons, return to your favorite arena, unlock all arenas.
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Zero World
Single-player alternative to The Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Core.
Gather resources, craft items, kill others, raid houses, but don't get raided yourself
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Morte Accendere
Single-player alternative to The Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Core.
A sci-fi zombie infected third or first person action with elements of parkour, combat with weapons or hand to hand, many modes of transportation. Ability to craft items and build your safe zone.
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Lucky Pikinini - IMS Intelligence Corp
Single-player alternative to The Core — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Core.
IMS Intelligence Corp is a Large-Scale First-Person / Third-Person Story-Telling Game with a 13-Chapters Story Campaign, 4-Maps Special Missions & 33-Maps Survival Mode. It Happens Same Time As the Events of Super Incursion & IMS Death Squad. You Take Control of IMS Daryl Kalashi.