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Single-player games like Half-Life: A Place in the West

Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Half-Life: A Place in the West, 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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    The foreigner — Steam game cover

    The foreigner

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Half-Life: A Place in the West.

    一件往事,一次邂逅,一段旅程,一丝乡愁,还有埋藏在砂尘的异国他乡的追忆

    2020IndieAdventureCasual0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cut to the Core — Steam game cover

    Cut to the Core

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Half-Life: A Place in the West.

    How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE!

    2022IndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Natsu no Iro no Nostalgia — Steam game cover

    Natsu no Iro no Nostalgia

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    《追忆夏色年华》是由美少女游戏品牌MOONSTONE制作的一款奇幻恋爱题材作品。讲述了主人公与妹妹时隔三年一同返回故乡生活,并与曾经关系密切的三位女孩再度相见,并深入了解她们内心隐藏的爱意与黑暗的故事。本作由山风岚负责原画,吴担当剧本,solfa制作音乐,霜月遥献唱主题曲。

    2019AdventureCasual29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BLACK SHEEP TOWN — Steam game cover

    BLACK SHEEP TOWN

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Half-Life: A Place in the West.

    It is a digital novel set in a fictional city.

    2022IndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hell of Sins: soul — Steam game cover

    Hell of Sins: soul

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Half-Life: A Place in the West.

    Hell of Sins: soul is a Cthulhu-style horror adventure game (AVG). The story tells that Qin Xuan, the male leading role, fell into hell after his death, and found that hell was not the legendary reincarnation place of souls, but a horrible prison with various kinds of evil ghosts--Hell of Sins.

    2022IndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DOOMED — Steam game cover

    DOOMED

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Half-Life: A Place in the West.

    DOOMED is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strain Tactics — Steam game cover

    Strain Tactics

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Half-Life: A Place in the West.

    Strain Tactics is a real-time-with-pause tactical game, where you command a squad of soldiers to liberate earth from an alien infestation. Using your helibase, deploy your custom squad and provide air support. Remember to keep your crew sane and motivated while staying clear of alien contamination!

    2017ActionStrategyIndie14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Walking Dead: The Final Season — Steam game cover

    The Walking Dead: The Final Season

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    A secluded school might finally be Clementine’s chance for a home, but protecting it will mean sacrifice.

    2018Adventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Half-Life — Steam game cover

    Half-Life

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Named Game of the Year by over 50 publications, Valve's debut title blends action and adventure with award-winning technology to create a frighteningly realistic world where players must think to survive. Also includes an exciting multiplayer mode that allows you to play against friends and enemies around the world.

    1998Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Half-Life 2 — Steam game cover

    Half-Life 2

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.

    2004Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hunt Down The Freeman — Steam game cover

    Hunt Down The Freeman

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Just another mission, or so you thought… until aliens from another dimension start invading Earth before a scientist with a crowbar hospitalizes you after wiping out your entire squad. Just when you thought you were finished, a man with a briefcase offers you the chance for another beginning.

    2018Action9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Destiny 2 — Steam game cover

    Destiny 2

    Single-player alternative to Half-Life: A Place in the West — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.

    2019ActionAdventureFree To PlayFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →