Single-player games like HELP: THE GAME
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to HELP: THE GAME, 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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LA Cops
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with HELP: THE GAME.
LA Cops is a fast, action packed 3D top down shooter set to a theme of 70s Cops in LA trying to do a tough job in a tough town.
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Kerbal Space Program
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with HELP: THE GAME.
In Kerbal Space Program, take charge of the space program for the alien race known as the Kerbals. You have access to an array of parts to assemble fully-functional spacecraft that flies (or doesn’t) based on realistic aerodynamic and orbital physics.
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Darkest Dungeon®
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with HELP: THE GAME.
Darkest Dungeon is a challenging gothic roguelike turn-based RPG about the psychological stresses of adventuring. Recruit, train, and lead a team of flawed heroes against unimaginable horrors, stress, disease, and the ever-encroaching dark. Can you keep your heroes together when all hope is lost?
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This War of Mine
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with HELP: THE GAME.
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
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The Witness
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with HELP: THE GAME.
You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.
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Wreckfest
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with HELP: THE GAME.
Wreckfest is a demolition derby themed racing game with soft-body damage modeling, sophisticated driving dynamics and in-depth vehicle upgrading, featuring both demolition derbies and more traditional track races. It’s all about fun, breakneck racing and over-the-top crashes.
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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with HELP: THE GAME.
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
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Risk of Rain (2013)
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with HELP: THE GAME.
Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op.
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Football Manager 26
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Step into the dugout and experience the future of football management.
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Football Manager 2020
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Run your football club, your way. Every decision counts in Football Manager 2020 with new features and polished game mechanics rewarding planning and progression like never before, empowering managers to develop and refine both your club’s and your own unique identity.
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Football Manager 2024
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build a world-class team ready to dominate your rivals in football’s most prestigious competitions. Progress never stops when you’re pursuing footballing greatness.
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Football Manager 2021
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
New additions and game upgrades deliver added levels of depth, drama and football authenticity. FM21 empowers you like never before to develop your skills and command success at your club.
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Football Manager 2022
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The closest thing to real football management. FM22 brings new, progressive ways to find your winning edge, instill your footballing style and earn it on the pitch.
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Football Manager 2023
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build your dream squad, outsmart your rivals and experience the thrill of big European nights in the UEFA Champions League. Your journey towards footballing glory awaits.
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Football Manager 2017
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Take control of your favourite football team in Football Manager 2017, the most realistic and immersive football management game to date. It’s the closest thing to doing the job for real!
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Football Manager 2019
Single-player alternative to HELP: THE GAME — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Simulation gaming perfected. Create your unique footballing story by taking charge of the club you love. Complete control of this stunningly realistic game world is yours - every decision in your hands, or yours to delegate. Your call, your way, your story. Everything you've ever dreamed of!