Single-player games like Eclipse --- Defending the motherland
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Eclipse --- Defending the motherland, 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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Realm of the Fallen
Single-player alternative to Eclipse --- Defending the motherland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eclipse --- Defending the motherland.
VR meets old school FPS. Blast, bludgeon, jump, and climb your way through an ancient temple that has been overrun by augmented undead minions. Set in a world with a unique aesthetic and horror elements.
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Ashes of the Ark
Single-player alternative to Eclipse --- Defending the motherland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eclipse --- Defending the motherland.
Built exclusively for VR, Ashes of the Ark puts you into a survival situation where zombies have taken over the failing space station. Handle the most realistic weapons with real-life movements, freely explore the Ark, and solve puzzles in VR. Can you stop the Flood before they reach the cryo-sector?
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Arizona Sunshine®
Single-player alternative to Eclipse --- Defending the motherland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eclipse --- Defending the motherland.
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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Half-Life: Alyx
Single-player alternative to Eclipse --- Defending the motherland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eclipse --- Defending the motherland.
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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A-Tech Cybernetic VR
Single-player alternative to Eclipse --- Defending the motherland — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Built exclusively for VR, A-Tech Cybernetic's Story Mode will offer hours of explosive fun, while Swarm Mode will test your grit in a sci-fi nightmare scenario. Stop the mutant invasion at a futuristic megacorp, controlling an arsenal of weapons with real life movements!
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution
Single-player alternative to Eclipse --- Defending the motherland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eclipse --- Defending the motherland.
Hunted by the seemingly unstoppable Axeman and facing off against the Tower’s latest push for total dominance, discover what connects these new threats together before it’s too late. New faces, places, weapons and gear all await you on your journey to a final showdown for the city's fate.
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Contagion VR: Outbreak
Single-player alternative to Eclipse --- Defending the motherland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eclipse --- Defending the motherland.
Contagion VR: Outbreak will immerse you into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Relive stories of the survivors in the Single Player campaign, take your time in Free Roam, or check out the Firing Range!
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Afterlife VR
Single-player alternative to Eclipse --- Defending the motherland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eclipse --- Defending the motherland.
Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.
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Child Of Ault
Single-player alternative to Eclipse --- Defending the motherland — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Eclipse --- Defending the motherland.
Child Of Ault is a tower-defense/shooter hybrid, with an emphasis on presence and presentation. In the game, you play the role of boy who uses his magical toy weapons to protect against dark forces.