Single-player games like EMPTY SHELL 2
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to EMPTY SHELL 2, 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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VOID DIVER: Escape from the Abyss
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EMPTY SHELL 2.
Manage 'BALUSHA' antique shop in an anomalous city. Command 'Divers' into the abyss to recover artifacts from city dungeons. Survive and escape alive in this high-quality pixel art extraction action RPG. Face bizarre threats alone or with friends.
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SCP
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EMPTY SHELL 2.
Infiltrate breached SCP facilities in this tactical co-op horror extraction shooter. Survive surreal anomalies, recover forbidden intel, and escape.. or lose everything. The deeper you go, the stranger and deadlier it gets.
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Omen
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EMPTY SHELL 2.
Infiltrate the remnants of a fallen empire, extract valuable loot, establish defenses against hostile fanatics, and unlock the gateway to a dimension of cosmic dread that defies comprehension.
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Extraktion 1943
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with EMPTY SHELL 2.
Extraktion 1943 is a roguelite extraction shooter set in Nazi Germany. Survive as a stranded Allied soldier behind enemy lines. Take on the Nazis solo or online with friends, sabotage enemy production, assassinate high-ranking officers, and build your hideout and resistance network. DEATH TO HITLER!
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Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EMPTY SHELL 2.
Project S.U.N.D.I.A.L. is a PvPvE extraction shooter playable in single-player or online. Explore a shattered Europe, battle hostile players, ruthless raiders, and terrifying Hollows, then fight your way to extraction.
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Terrible Life Expectancy
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EMPTY SHELL 2.
Terrible Life Expectancy is a roguelite top-down shooter with Survivors elements. Fight absurd hordes of mutants for the amusement of an unseen bloodthirsty audience and only inherit all your upgrades as long as someone in your family is still breathing... or at least twitching.
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Xenomire
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EMPTY SHELL 2.
XENOMIRE is a 2D sci-fi horror extraction shooter. Descend to a contaminated alien planet, complete contracts, gather loot, and extract before the horrors lurking there tear you apart. Upgrade your gear and create unique builds for each high-risk expedition.
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Walk in PENUMBRA
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with EMPTY SHELL 2.
Penumbra is a shadow-manipulating rogue-lite shooter. Step into the shadows for double damage. Navigate procedurally generated maps, create your own dark zones, and exploit the shadows of your enemies. A strategic "shadow-shooter" where positioning changes everything!
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EMPTY SHELL
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EMPTY SHELL 2.
EMPTY SHELL will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a Japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
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GROOD
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EMPTY SHELL 2.
GROOD is an indie 2.5D Shoot 'em up made with spare robot parts and Heavy Metal🤘🏻. The gameplay blends classic Shoot 'em up mechanics with modern low poly graphics, particles, shaders, and a hardcore soundtrack. Annihilate an army of machines, and afterward, annihilate their bosses—go all the way to confirm that your battle paid off.
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STHELL
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EMPTY SHELL 2.
STHELL is a fast-paced, roguelite arena shooter that takes you to a forgotten swamp that was a test site of Kiratron Industries. Take on hordes of machines left to rust for years. It's a battle you probably won't win, but make a stand and your resilience will be etched in their memory chips forever.
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EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EMPTY SHELL 2.
EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.
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EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with EMPTY SHELL 2.
EMPTY SHELL: THE LOOP will take you into The Loop, a secret facility built on a Japanese island in the middle of nowhere. Volunteers are forced to enter the eerie rooms of the complex, seemingly without an exit. But what is that massive door in one of the rooms? Is there perhaps a way to escape?
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Micron Survivor
Single-player alternative to EMPTY SHELL 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with EMPTY SHELL 2.
Micron Survivor is a survival game with rogue-lite elements where you play as alien microorganisms under the microscope. Evolve, unlock research objectives, find symbiotic weapons, upgrade your builds, and fight hordes of terrestrial organisms to rule the microcosm.