Single-player games like Action Hero
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Action Hero, 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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SUPERHOT VR
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
Lose track of what’s real. Commit yourself, body and mind. Confront the evocative, elegantly brutal world of SUPERHOT VR. Enemies pouring into the room from all sides, dozens of bullets coursing through the air... Wait. Something seems different in here...
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Pistol Whip
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
Enter: the ultimate action hero. Pistol Whip is a physical action-rhythm game where film-inspired gunplay and blood-pumping beats collide. Blast, duck and dodge your way through fever dream Scenes, build unique rhythms in a ballet of bullets and claim glory on the leaderboards. Includes mod support!
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Sairento VR
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
VR was made for this. Perform triple jumps, wall runs, power slides and slow time down while blasting away at a foe before landing to deliver a blade attack on another. Kit yourself with katanas, firearms, bows, throwing glaives and legendary relics. Keep upgrading as you play. PURE CYBER NINJA FUN.
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Half-Life: Alyx
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
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Metro Awakening
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
Metro Awakening is a story-driven first person adventure built for VR that blends atmospheric exploration, stealth and combat in the most immersive Metro experience yet. Don your gas mask, brave the crippling radiation and venture into the depths of the Metro where threats haunt your every step.
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BONEWORKS
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
BONEWORKS is an Experimental Physics VR Adventure. Use found physics weapons, tools, and objects to fight across dangerous playscapes and mysterious architecture.
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Arizona Sunshine®
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
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Raw Data
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
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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Budget Cuts 2: Mission Insolvency
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
Built from the ground-up for Virtual Reality, Budget Cuts 2 is an action-adventure stealth game where you zip, sneak, and stab your way through enemy-filled offices, trains, warehouses, and skyscrapers to take down the evil efficiency robots at TransCorp.
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The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Action Hero.
Help your grandfather solve the mystery of the stolen pets by solving puzzles in wonderful miniature worlds crafted for VR. Use a hairdryer to melt snow in a wintery landscape! Search the wreck of a pirate ship hidden under the surface! Every world is unique, full of interactions and colorful life.
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Become a vampire. Strike from the darkness and drink the blood of your prey. Use stealth, persuasion, and an arsenal of upgradable abilities to sneak past enemies undetected or punish the guilty in the seedy backstreets of nighttime Venice.
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Apex Construct
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
Apex Construct is a story-driven, single player action/adventure made exclusively for VR. Wield an upgradable cyber bow & shield combination to battle enemy robots while exploring a shattered world, gradually realizing what led to the extinction of mankind.
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Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You died in a mysterious seance and have become a Wraith, one of the restless undead. In this VR horror game, use your supernatural abilities to solve the mystery behind your death. But beware of the sinister Spectres lurking in the shadows...
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Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
Ghost Signal is a VR action roguelite set in the Stellaris universe, where you captain your ship to battle a multitude of alien species. Partake in dynamic space wars, encounter planet sized creatures, gather valuable loot to conduct research, and more. No journey is the same.
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PAYDAY: Aces High
Single-player alternative to Action Hero — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Action Hero.
Nothing hits like the moment the mask comes on. Plan bold jobs, pull off stylish chaos, and take down a business titan - one explosive score at a time. High stakes, big money, no mercy: PAYDAY: Aces High is the definitive VR co-op heist game for up to 4 players. Revenge has never felt so good.