Single-player games like Back in 1995
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Back in 1995, 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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Outbreak: The New Nightmare
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Back in 1995.
Return to the roots of co-op survival horror as you face monstrous hordes, scrounge for supplies and attempt to survive the nightmare. You have one life. Make it count!
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Alisa
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Back in 1995.
Alisa is a Horror-themed Action Adventure game and a genuine throwback to the golden age of 90s 3D games.
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Heaven Dust
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Back in 1995.
When you awake, you find yourself in a mansion, where was the secret research center, is now a maze full of horrible zombies and deadly traps. You'll have to escape by overcoming your fears, collecting items, solving innovative puzzles and revealing the cruel truth.
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Ground Zero
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Back in 1995.
Fight through post-apocalyptic South Korea in this retro survival horror. Uncover the truth behind the devastating meteor impact that left the country in ruins and turned every living organism into a terrifying monstrosity. Fight. Solve puzzles. Upgrade gear. Make every bullet count.
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Murder House
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Back in 1995.
A local news team breaks into an abandoned house to chase a salacious ghost story... until a MANIAC chases them! ...VHS era 80's slasher. PS1 style survival horror!
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Back in 1995.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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The Hotel
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Back in 1995.
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
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Fear the Dark Unknown
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Back in 1995.
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Back in 1995.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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Parasite
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Back in 1995.
Parasite is a non-linear retro platformer with a mix of action and puzzles. The player controls an alien worm wanting to get rid of a human space colony on his planet. There are multiple shapes to unlock and to switch between to facilitate the navigation and sabotage the complex.
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Alone in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Back in 1995 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Back in 1995.
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.