Single-player games like The Artifact Protocol
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Artifact Protocol, 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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Death Relives
Single-player alternative to The Artifact Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Artifact Protocol.
Get ready to see life through the eyes of a young man trying to escape Xipe Totec an ancient deity venerated across Mesoamerican civilizations and later embraced by the Aztecs. A chaotic experience full of horror and survival mechanics awaits.
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Unholy
Single-player alternative to The Artifact Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Artifact Protocol.
Open the doors between your everyday reality and a dark unholy world to unveil the mystery of the disappearance of your child. Explore both worlds to find clues, solve puzzles, decide whether you infiltrate or fight brutal enemies and stand up to an aberrant establishment.
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Maid of Sker
Single-player alternative to The Artifact Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Artifact Protocol.
Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!
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A.I.L.A
Single-player alternative to The Artifact Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Artifact Protocol.
A.I.L.A is a first-person horror game set in a near-future filled with immersive technology. Play as the sole game tester for a revolutionary new fictional AI. Survive intense horror experiences that prey on your deepest fears as the lines between virtual and reality begin to blur…
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Single-player alternative to The Artifact Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Artifact Protocol.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to The Artifact Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Artifact Protocol.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to The Artifact Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Artifact Protocol.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
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CORPSE FACTORY
Single-player alternative to The Artifact Protocol — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Artifact Protocol.
Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.