Single-player games like Advent Rising
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Advent Rising, 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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Dead Space™ 2
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
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Mass Effect (2007)
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
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Mass Effect™ 3 N7 Digital Deluxe Edition (2012)
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
Earth is burning. The Reapers have taken over and other civilizations are falling like dominoes. Lead the final fight to save humanity and take back Earth from these terrifying machines, Commander Shepard.
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Star Control III
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
The universe is on the brink of destruction. It’s up to you to embark on an epic adventure of strategy and diplomacy to save thousands of worlds from total annihilation. But no pressure, right?
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Everreach: Project Eden
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
Take on the role of Nora Harwood, member of Everreach’s Security Division, on a mission to secure the colonization process of Eden and investigate mysterious incidents! Everreach: Project Eden is a fast-paced, story-driven action-RPG set on the visually stunning Planet Eden.
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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is a third-person Action RPG set in The Expanse universe. You’re no hero — just a merc caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, trying to hold your crew together and keep the ship up and running. Your choices will shape your story.
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The Callisto Protocol™
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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STAR WARS™ Knights of the Old Republic™
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
It is four thousand years before the Galactic Empire and hundreds of Jedi Knights have fallen in battle against the ruthless Sith. You are the last hope of the Jedi Order. Can you master the awesome power of the Force on your quest to save the Republic? Or will you fall to the lure of the dark side?
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Outcast 1.1
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
Outcast 1.1 is an enhanced version of the critically acclaimed action-adventure game developed in 1999 by Appeal for the PC.
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Outcast - A New Beginning
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
Explore the breathtaking alien world of Adelpha, support the local Talans in their struggles and fight your way through fast-paced battles against invading robot forces in this 3rd-person, open world, action adventure sequel to the 1999 cult classic.
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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Single-player alternative to Advent Rising — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Advent Rising.
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.