Single-player games like The Lifeline
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Lifeline, 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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Nulla Via
Single-player alternative to The Lifeline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lifeline.
NULLA VIA is a WW2 psychological horror set in a preserved, abandoned war town. Explore silent ruins, bunkers, and mass graves where life was erased. Shadows cannot be killed by bullets alone. Use your camera, your weapons, and your sanity to survive. This town was never rebuilt for a reason.
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Mournight
Single-player alternative to The Lifeline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lifeline.
A terrifying 1–4 player co-op horror game set in a cursed mansion. Use flashlights, find clues, and survive the horrors within. Every decision matters. Can you escape before the curse claims you?
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Dualis
Single-player alternative to The Lifeline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lifeline.
Dualis is a sci-fi horror thriller whose story takes you to an underground research complex. You will have to fight not only for your life, but also to understand if you really exist. What is consciousness and personality are the questions you will have to ask yourself.
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The Unrested
Single-player alternative to The Lifeline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lifeline.
The Unrested is a story-driven first-person horror game. A spirit from your past traps you in an abandoned boarding school. A shadow watching your every step will test you with puzzles while forcing you to confront your fears.
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Dr. Gloom’s Lab™
Single-player alternative to The Lifeline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Lifeline.
Embark on a heart-pounding horror survival shooting experience. Unravel the mysteries as Jaxon Blair in Dr. Gloom's sinister lab. With its immersive atmosphere, pulse-pounding first-person action and twisted narrative, this solo-developed masterpiece keeps you on the edge until the end.
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Resident Evil Requiem
Single-player alternative to The Lifeline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Lifeline.
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
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My Putrid Ponies
Single-player alternative to The Lifeline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lifeline.
A zombie ponies game where you have to survive with a shotgun.
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Absolute Fear -AOONI- / 最恐 -青鬼-
Single-player alternative to The Lifeline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Lifeline.
20 years after the birth of the legendary horror game "AOONI"... A completely new first-person, 3D horror stealth action "Absolute Fear -AOONI-" is now available! Players take on the role of a younger sister searching for her older sister in a mysterious mansion where AOONI roam.
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After the Crash : Colony
Single-player alternative to The Lifeline — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Lifeline.
Build order on a strange planet, keep your crew alive, and gather the parts needed to repair the crashed main ship. Manage resources, explore new areas, face growing threats, and strengthen your colony a little more with each passing day.