Single-player games like CONTAMINANT
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to CONTAMINANT, 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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Unlatched
Single-player alternative to CONTAMINANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTAMINANT.
Escape from a trio of killers in this Single-player Asymmetrical Inspired Horror game. Enemy patrol patterns and objective spawn locations are based on RNG, ensuring a unique experience for every playthrough.
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The Sinking City 2
Single-player alternative to CONTAMINANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTAMINANT.
Set in the Roaring '20s, The Sinking City 2 is a survival horror steeped in Lovecraftian dread. Defy an eldritch deity and explore the drowned alleys of Arkham, stalked by the dead, as you weigh one life against an entire city.
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Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Single-player alternative to CONTAMINANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTAMINANT.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
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Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle
Single-player alternative to CONTAMINANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTAMINANT.
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is a third-person story-driven survival horror game prequel to the critically acclaimed Daymare: 1998. Step into the shoes of agent Dalila Reyes, a former government spy now in the service of H.A.D.E.S. unit and prepare to face the true horror.
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword
Single-player alternative to CONTAMINANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTAMINANT.
An Oni Gauntlet-wielding samurai makes a stand in Kyoto against the encroaching Genma menace. Through gritty, blood-soaked brawls, he searches for his reason to fight. What fate awaits at the end of his path?
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Mortal Shell II
Single-player alternative to CONTAMINANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with CONTAMINANT.
Their Flesh Is Your Weapon. Mortal Shell II is a standalone sequel action-RPG with adrenaline-charged, high-stakes combat. Possess warrior Shells, dethrone false gods, redeem a ravaged world.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to CONTAMINANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTAMINANT.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
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Tormented Souls
Single-player alternative to CONTAMINANT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTAMINANT.
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.