Single-player games like Overload
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Overload, 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 Playable Teaser 3.0
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Overload.
A playable demo of the game Overload, a new six-degree-of-freedom shooter from the creators of Descent. Version 3.0 is from April 2018.
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Descent
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Overload.
Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.
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Sublevel Zero Redux
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Overload.
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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Redout: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Redout is a tribute to the old racing monsters such as F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage, and POD. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.
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EVERSPACE™
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Overload.
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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Shattered Horizon
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Overload.
Experience zero gravity space combat in this innovative FPS. Now includes the Last Stand pack: play all game modes in single player with bots.
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Vox Machinae
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Overload.
Strap yourself into the cockpit of a robot seven times taller than a Tyrannosaurus Rex and prepare to do battle in Vox Machinae: the ultimate giant robot combat action-simulator for both VR and standard screens.
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Raw Data
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Overload.
Built from the ground up for VR, Raw Data’s action gameplay, intuitive controls, challenging enemies, and sci-fi atmosphere will completely immerse you within the surreal world of Eden Corp. Go solo or team up and become the adrenaline-charged heroes of your own futuristic technothriller.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Overload.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
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Descent 2
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Overload.
More pulse-pounding 360° action blasting through tunnels with six degrees of freedom.
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Descent 3
Single-player alternative to Overload — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Overload.
The vertigo continues as the highly anticipated sequel to Descent I and II takes the mind-bending, pulse-pounding experience to another level!