Single-player games like Benthos
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Benthos, 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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ApesCape
Single-player alternative to Benthos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Benthos.
In a deep-sea station lost at the bottom of the ocean, the pressure is rising and water is flooding the facility. In this cooperative FPS, every second counts. Work together to find the exit before everything is swallowed by the depths.
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Deeper
Single-player alternative to Benthos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Benthos.
Go on expeditions with your friends to explore the depths in search of treasures, upgrade your gear, and dive back in deeper.
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Barotrauma
Single-player alternative to Benthos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Benthos.
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
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VOID CRAWLER
Single-player alternative to Benthos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Benthos.
Void Crawler is a horror game set in a dystopian future, where you pilot a vehicle nicknamed 'The Mole' into a mysterious void deep within the Earth to collect an extremely valuable material for a company dedicated to solving the world's energy crisis.
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Sunken Veins
Single-player alternative to Benthos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Benthos.
Sunken Veins is a resource management horror game set in a deep sea mining facility. You collect resources deposited by an underwater drill, avoid adaptive monsters and drain away overwhelming floods of water caused from mining operations.
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The Refuge
Single-player alternative to Benthos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Benthos.
Serve the A.R.C organization. Infiltrate infested zones, complete contracts, and extract with your resources. Upgrade your facilities and complete quests to unlock new services. An intense PvE extraction where the difficulty increases with your ambitions.
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COLD DEPTH
Single-player alternative to Benthos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Benthos.
COLD DEPTH is a first-person exploration survival horror game set on the "Oasis" underwater complex. Whether you survive or not depends on finding, recycling and 3D printing items and supplying energy to the right parts of the stations.
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Mafia Life Simulator
Single-player alternative to Benthos — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Benthos.
Build your own empire in the world of the mafia! In Mafia Life Simulator, take control of everything from marijuana farms to weapon factories, money laundering centers to drug networks. Become the undisputed leader of the region with your gang and make your name known in the world of crime.