Single-player games like Press X to Not Die
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Press X to Not Die, 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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Outlast 2
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
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Bad Rats Show
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Bad Rats Show is a physics puzzle game where the rats exact their bloody revenge against their main enemies: the Cats. Solve puzzles in 2D and 3D maps using physics, objects and specially trained Rats. All new Rats and Cats, but with the same classic and questionable Bad Rats humor.
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Rogue Warrior
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Press X to Not Die.
Rogue Warrior is a character-driven, first-person-shooter, featuring Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko's explosive personality in an action-packed single player campaign, and intense multiplayer combat. Playing as Richard 'Demo Dick' Marcinko, you go behind the iron curtain to disrupt a suspected North Korean ballistic missile program.
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Granny Simulator
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
In Granny Simulator there are two players, a feeble old grandmother and her lovely grandson. The grandmothers objective is to complete her every day routine while the grandson utilizes uncanny violence and pure brutality to stop her.
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There's Poop In My Soup
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Created by solo developer Nikola Kostic - Have you ever wanted to poop on people but were too shy to just go for it? There's poop in my soup lets you do just that, poop in soups, poop on people, poop on poodles, poop anywhere you please, from the streets of New York to Paris to Beijing.
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POSTAL 2
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
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ULTIMATE HARDBASS DEFENCE
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
SHOOT. SURVIVE. DANCE HARDBASS.
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Postal III
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Press X to Not Die.
Good or Insane? The choice is yours. Following the Apocalyptic end to the Postal Dude’s week in Paradise, we follow him and his insane pitbull Champ as they emigrate to its appropriately named sister city, Catharsis.
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The Walking Dead
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
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Dragon's Lair
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Press X to Not Die.
Haven't heard of Dragon's Lair?! Well, you play the heroic Dirk the Daring, a valiant knight on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon! Originally released in the summer of 1983, Dragon's Lair has solidified itself as a cultural icon in gaming.
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The Wolf Among Us
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Press X to Not Die.
From the makers of the 2012 Game of the Year: The Walking Dead, comes a thriller based on the award-winning Fables comic books. As Bigby Wolf you will discover that a brutal, bloody murder is just a taste of things to come in a game series where your every decision can have enormous consequences.
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Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Episode 1 is now FREE - for a limited time! In Minecraft: Story Mode, playing as either a male or female hero named 'Jesse,' you’ll embark on a perilous adventure across the Overworld, through the Nether, to the End, and beyond.
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Star Squadron
Single-player alternative to Press X to Not Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Press X to Not Die.
Star Squadron is an intense space combat simulator built for unmatched immersion. With freeform voice commands, personalized dialogue, and an interactive narrative, every journey will feel uniquely yours.