Single-player games like Syndrome
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Syndrome, 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 Syndrome page.
Ranked picks
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Beyond Horror: Episode One, A Father's Journey
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
The game is the first episode of a survival horror first person adventure, featuring action, stealth, shooting and puzzle solving. Every chapter has a specific theme and will play differently according to the plot, with tons of references to the classics that made the horror genre what it is today.
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Kohate
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
Arrested and sold at auction, you have been transported to a secret testing facility in deep space. Perform the required tasks while avoiding the abomination lurking within the complex.
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House Of Horror: Outside Is Better
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
House of Horror: Outside Is Better is a first-person psychological survival horror game with FPS mechanics. Explore a facility consumed by madness, solve puzzles, manage scarce resources, and survive using your wits and a dynamo-powered flashlight, where every shadow can become a deadly threat.
- 4
Paraplasm: Beyond the Veil
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
You fell into this cursed house! But will you be able to cope with the paranormal activity? Solve the puzzles and try to find your way out!
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Alien: Isolation
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Syndrome.
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
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Budget Cuts
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
Budget Cuts is a VR stealth game where you dexterously zip, sneak or rambo your way forward through thrilling, oil-splatter filled combat!
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Dementium: The Ward
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
Classic DS horror reborn. Awaken in an abandoned hospital with no memory, no escape and unspeakable horrors lurking in the dark. The horror classic Dementium: The Ward returns, enhanced for 4K display and Steam Deck Verified, where every shadow hides a new threat, and every corridor a new nightmare.
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Gynophobia
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
Gynophobia is a horror themed shooter about abnormal fear of women. Gynophobia is using classic first person shooter gameplay, to convey story about Mark, who is suffering from different phobias, including abnormal fear of woman.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
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.
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System Shock
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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Those Who Remain
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Syndrome.
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
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Beneath
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Syndrome.
Beneath is a Lovecraft-inspired survival FPS. Scarce ammo, merciless enemies and a sense of the unknown combine in a 10+ hour, story-driven single player campaign, built for both veteran gamers and those seeking a challenging old school experience.
- 15
Gemini Wars
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Take control of a fleet commander returned from exile, rise through the ranks of the United Space Federation forces and join an epic war across the stars.
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Mechs & Mercs: Black Talons
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Syndrome.
You are the commander of the Black Talons company, currently stationed in the Oberon system. After an eventful campaign, the military Tzanar Union has overrun the planet of Genai and blocked all departure from the system: leaving you and the Black Talons stranded.
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Orczz
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Orczz is a fantasy tower defense game set in the fantasy Kingdom of Whiteleaf, famous for its delicious honey wine – the mead. The player controls the Knight Order of the Mug, protectors of Whiteleaf and the mead, who are once again called to defend the land against an invading horde of orcs.
- 18
Dead Stop - No Vacancy
Single-player alternative to Syndrome — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Syndrome.
One night at the Paradise Motel. One reporter who took a wrong turn. One thing certain: nobody checks out clean. A short retro horror inspired by 80s slasher films.