Single-player games like Dead Space™ 2
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Space™ 2, 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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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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Dead Space™ 3
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 2.
Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.
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Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 2.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
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Alien Breed: Impact
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 2.
Experience the explosive science fiction arcade-shooter that resurrects a much revered franchise in an epic single player and co-op multiplayer campaign.
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The Callisto Protocol™
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
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Star Control®: Origins
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
Star Control is a space role-playing game in which you command Earth's first interstellar starship on a mission to save the Earth from hostile alien empires.
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STAR WARS™: Battlefront Classic Collection
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 2.
Play the classic STAR WARS™ Battlefront games, online and offline in this definitive collection.
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SIGNALIS
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
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Prey
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
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System Shock
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
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Darkwood
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
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>observer_
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
The original first‑person cyberpunk horror detective tale set in a decaying, neon‑scarred future. As an Observer who invades minds to hunt for clues, you will sift through corrupted memories to track down a mysterious killer and confront your own dark past.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Space™ 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Space™ 2.
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.