Single-player games like Recognition
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Recognition, 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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Turbo Overkill
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recognition.
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
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MULLET MADJACK
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recognition.
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
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SPRAWL
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recognition.
SPRAWL is a hardcore retro FPS set in an endless cyberpunk megalopolis. Escape the walled city and take on the militarized government of the sprawl. Fueled by the blood of your enemies and a mysterious voice in your head, make your way towards the spire to topple whatever lays within.
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Ion Fury
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recognition.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
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LUCKROT
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recognition.
Roguelike shooter set in a dystopian, livestreamed gameshow. Obliterate waves of deformed freaks, earn donations from your sadistic audience and gamble your earnings for upgrades. Your life is a Performance. Your Death is Content.
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Anger Foot
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recognition.
Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.
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METAL EDEN
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Recognition.
An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ENGINEERS, and uncover the secrets of METAL EDEN.
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MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recognition.
Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. MOUSE combines the charm of hand-drawn rubber hose animation inspired by the classic cartoons of the 1930’s with the adrenaline and action of an explosive first person shooter.
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Z Diaries
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Z Diaries is an interactive zombie fiction game where you read daily diary entries. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. The objective is to escape from Portland before the bombs drop.
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The Gate
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Recognition.
The Gate is an interactive science fiction graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. Your objective as you guide the story is to return back to earth. The game features 3 possible story endings.
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DarkRealms
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recognition.
A brutal 2.5D boomer shooter. Blast through demons and undead with shotguns, rockets, and a katana in fast-paced aerial combat. Dash through speedrun-focused levels packed with brutal bosses, aggressive movement, retro-inspired visuals, and heavy metal action.
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Cold Dark
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Recognition.
Cold Dark is a survival horror boomer shooter. Wake up in a deserted hospital with no memory of how you got there. Battle zombies and mutated horrors with your shotgun and chainsaw as you uncover the truth behind a deadly outbreak consuming the city.
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Tales of Shandar
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Embark on a tabletop-inspired fantasy adventure. Battle monsters, pass dice-roll skill checks, solve ancient puzzles, and uncover the lost Tomb of Mithras in this narrative-driven RPG-lite where every choice matters.
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Seven Seals
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Recognition.
Seven Seals is a narrative-driven adventure game. Follow Mason Reed across Europe as he flees an ancient cult. Interrogate suspects, solve occult puzzles, make dice-roll decisions, and battle the forces of evil in strategic turn-based card combat.
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Laura Bailey Mysteries
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Recognition.
Join mystery writer Laura Bailey as she investigates two gripping murder mysteries. Search crime scenes for clues, interrogate suspects, solve puzzles, reconstruct torn notes, and make your final accusation. Includes a murder mystery-themed card game.
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Replicant
Single-player alternative to Recognition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Recognition.
Track down four rogue replicants in a narrative-driven cyberpunk adventure. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, uncover clues, solve classic point-and-click puzzles, and hack your way through a unique cyberpunk card game.