Single-player games like The Determinator
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Determinator, 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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Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
Single-player alternative to The Determinator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Determinator.
A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
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Orbital Abyss: Cipher Division
Single-player alternative to The Determinator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Determinator.
Decipher interstellar transmissions encoded via substitution ciphers aboard Eremite Station. In this choice driven narrative, uncover secrets from planetary factions while conversing with crewmates to reveal their stories and troubles. The ripples of your choices may be felt throughout the galaxy.
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E.G.O. Software Suite
Single-player alternative to The Determinator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Determinator.
E.G.O. Software Suite is a personal software suite created by Superego Inc.
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Citizen Sleeper
Single-player alternative to The Determinator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Determinator.
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
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Penko Vox: Japanese
Single-player alternative to The Determinator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Determinator.
A local-first, offline-capable AI Japanese language immersion engine. Step into interactive social roleplays with a private tutor and master natural usage across all JLPT levels. No cloud tracking, no subscriptions, just your own private language sandbox powered entirely by your hardware.
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The Moment of Panic
Single-player alternative to The Determinator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Determinator.
Trapped in an underground bunker with your finger on the button, interpret intelligence signals, question unreliable AI advisors, and decide whether to escalate, stand down, or unleash doomsday.
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Monitor State
Single-player alternative to The Determinator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Determinator.
You are an operator in a dystopia world, watch and punish citizens. Experience a deep narrative with moral dilemmas. Obey, resist or find another path.
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SYSCALL: RING ZERO
Single-player alternative to The Determinator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Determinator.
Reverse-engineer a private 1990s BBS. Read disassembly, patch broken checks, optimize a nine-core rack, and write assembly firmware that locks onto live scope traces. With 200+ puzzles, full controller support and offline play, you can refine your assembly skills on all your devices!
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Overprint
Single-player alternative to The Determinator — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Survive the night shift at a possessed print shop. You pick your tool, clock in at 10 PM, and mow down waves of printer's devils until the morning edition ships at 6 AM. You level up, evolve your arsenal, get PRINTED or get PULPED. A roguelike bullet heaven where ink runs. So should you.