Single-player games like Caretaker Retribution
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Caretaker Retribution, 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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Overload
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker Retribution.
A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.
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EVERSPACE™
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
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SUPERHOT VR
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Lose track of what’s real. Commit yourself, body and mind. Confront the evocative, elegantly brutal world of SUPERHOT VR. Enemies pouring into the room from all sides, dozens of bullets coursing through the air... Wait. Something seems different in here...
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Sublevel Zero Redux
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.
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Project Wingman
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Project Wingman is a flight action game that lets you take the seat of advanced fighter jets and become a true ace. Fight in various missions and gamemodes ranging from intense aerial dogfights to large scale ground assault in an alternate scorched earth setting.
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The Solus Project
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Caretaker Retribution.
The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...
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STAR WARS™: Squadrons
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Caretaker Retribution.
Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience STAR WARS™: Squadrons. Feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron, and buckle up in a thrilling STAR WARS™ story.
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Red Matter 2
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Red Matter 2 is an immersive, puzzle-adventure game that will transport you to the far reaches of space. Step into the shoes of Sasha, an agent awakened in a lunar base by an undercover operative and tasked with uncovering the secrets of the mysterious Red Matter.
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Blast Em!
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Protect the universe from the evil Alien robots terror-bent on eliminating the Earth and all of Humanity! Take control of the ship and blast the hell out of anything that moves and if it doesn’t move – blast it anyway to be sure.
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Containment Protocol
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
A top-secret military research facility has gone dark. Their last communication only had two words in it: “Containment Protocol” Your task is to infiltrate the facility using a prototype remote control drone and work out what has happened to the facility and more importantly - what has happened to the weapon.
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Caretaker Sacrifice
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
An epic sci-fi 6DOF adventure, puzzle and shooter featuring the voice of David Hewlett (Stargate). At the end of time, struggle through a hostile alien machine to solve the ultimate mystery and fulfil your final mission.
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Promethium
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Inspired by classic Commodore 64 and arcade games, Promethium is a hard-as-nails retro inspired side-scrolling shoot-em-up that takes place over numerous levels that get harder and harder. If you’re after a nice calm casual game this isn’t it!
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The Alpha Device
Single-player alternative to Caretaker Retribution — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Caretaker Retribution.
Beyond space, beyond reason... beyond humanity. Discover a gripping tale of a dystopian future narrated by David Hewlett, star of the Academy Award-winning The Shape Of Water.