Single-player games like No One Returns
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to No One Returns, 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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Lurking Danger
Single-player alternative to No One Returns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.
Lurking Danger is a survival horror where Elena and Regina, two diner waitresses, uncover a dark secret. Reality twists into a nightmare as they face terrifying creatures. Play solo or in split-screen co-op, solve puzzles, and fight for survival in a haunting atmosphere.
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Resident Evil 4
Single-player alternative to No One Returns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
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Haunted Things
Single-player alternative to No One Returns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No One Returns.
Haunted Things is an indie horror game that you can choose as third person or first person view in carrying out survival horror actions. Play as Guna, looking for his brother who mysteriously disappeared. On his journey, he is haunted by bad things from other worlds and even from his own world.
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ForMind
Single-player alternative to No One Returns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with No One Returns.
The freezing cold of the cryocapsule, the corpses of your colleagues, and the bone-chilling horror of the ocean depths. Due to an unknown catastrophe, the research complex is filled with monsters tearing their way out. Uncover the station’s dark secrets and find a way to safety.
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Resident Evil Requiem
Single-player alternative to No One Returns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.
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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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to No One Returns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
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The Last of Us™ Part I
Single-player alternative to No One Returns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
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Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Single-player alternative to No One Returns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with No One Returns.
A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!
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The Legend of Wijaya
Single-player alternative to No One Returns — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience a story-rich, classic 2D action RPG steeped in 13th-century Java. Play as Raden Wijaya using fluid hack-and-slash combat, archery, and magic. Outsmart the traitors and invading Mongols and forge the largest empire in Southeast Asia.