Single-player games like Beneath the Permafrost
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Beneath the Permafrost, 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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The Isle of No Return
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Beneath the Permafrost.
The Isle of No Return takes you to a forgotten prison island, where a dark experiment has unleashed unimaginable horrors. Explore, survive and uncover hidden secrets as you face bloodthirsty creatures in an environment where every step may be your last.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Beneath the Permafrost.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
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Clown Camp
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beneath the Permafrost.
First-Person Survival Horror, 90’s style. Hostile clowns lurk the woods. Fight-or-flight to uncover their gruesome secrets throughout a chilling Single-Player Story. Clever inventory management and resourcefulness are your only hopes to escape the Summer of 1999 alive.
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Skyborne Terrors
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beneath the Permafrost.
"Skyborne Terrors" is a unique horror game where you navigate dangerous, dense skies using a mechanical aircraft. But the skies are far from empty! Demonic balloons haunt the skies, hunting for fresh victims!
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PermaNight
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beneath the Permafrost.
Survive in a world full of darkness. Gain resources. Kill entities. Repeat. But beware, there might be entities lurking around...
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Housekeeper: Anomaly
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beneath the Permafrost.
Scavenge abandoned apartments, cut on broken glass, fight anomalies, trade with the merchants, deceive them into buying bad products and most importantly - try to stay alive and care about yourself!
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Contagion
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beneath the Permafrost.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
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My Friendly Neighborhood
Single-player alternative to Beneath the Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Beneath the Permafrost.
Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.