Single-player games like Narcosis
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Narcosis, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Narcosis page.
Ranked picks
- 1

The Solus Project
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
- 2

MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
- 3

Euclidean
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Narcosis.
Euclidean; a game of geometric horror; a slow descent into the dark, into madness, futility, and despair, where Things greater than you watch and wait and dream. Struggle for every second of life you have left… Even knowing you’re better off dead.
- 4

Seal The Breach
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.
A 3D survival experience set within a cramped one-man submarine exploring a hostile ocean trench.
- 5

Scanner Sombre
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.
Scanner Sombre is a 3d horror cave exploration game where darkness is your greatest foe. Illuminate the unseen with your LIDAR scanner, revealing the eerie beauty and peril of the abyss. From the creators of Prison Architect, this immersive adventure uses light and shadow for a haunting experience.
- 6

I'm on Observation Duty 3
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.
A thrilling psychological horror game. Your job is to look for anomalies in a haunted house. If you see anyhting suspicious (furniture moving, extra objects, intruders), take a photo and send a report. Includes both VR- (windows only) and non-VR (windows, mac, linux)-versions.
- 7

The Land of Pain
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.
Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.
- 8

SOMA
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
- 9

Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Narcosis.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
- 10

The Abyss
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Narcosis.
"The Abyss" is a first-person survival horror. After an accident, explore a dark world filled with horrors, puzzles, and secrets that challenge your sanity. Will you escape the Abyss or succumb?
- 11

Backrooms:MEG Archives
Single-player alternative to Narcosis — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Narcosis.
Backrooms:MEG Archives is a single-player horror exploration game. Experience the hidden layers of the MEG archive, explore that dusty story in danger, and witness the hierarchical adventures of the explorer's predecessors.