Single-player games like Carbon Rain
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Carbon Rain, 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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UnPerfect World
Single-player alternative to Carbon Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Carbon Rain.
What starts as a battle against a minor evil may ultimately lead to saving the whole world
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La Cosa Nostra
Single-player alternative to Carbon Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Carbon Rain.
La Cosa Nostra is a story focused, cinematic 2.5D side-scrolling action game set in 1920s Prohibition era US. Play as Johnny, an Italian American immigrant forced into a life of crime, combining melee combat and shooter gameplay within a noir mafia themed narrative.
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Cryotank Rogue
Single-player alternative to Carbon Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Carbon Rain.
Cryotank Rogue is a fast-paced 2D sideview twin-stick roguelike shooter set in a brutal cyberpunk apocalypse. Fight through procedurally generated levels, loot weapons and augments, and evolve into a deadly machine to survive permadeath runs.
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The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival
Single-player alternative to Carbon Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Carbon Rain.
Fight walkers as Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon and Michonne in a brutal arcade brawler set in the world of AMC’s The Walking Dead. Face ruthless enemies like the Saviors and overwhelming walker swarms as you unleash relentless combos, signature weapon attacks, and crushing finishers.
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AXIS Urban Samsara
Single-player alternative to Carbon Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Carbon Rain.
Storm Babylon in a brutal 2.5D action RPG with fast-paced combat, set in a vast vertical open world. Claim weapons from the Asuras. Build deadly combos. Fight your way through realms where ideas become monsters. Reach the Source. Remember who you really are.
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BLIGHT SWARM
Single-player alternative to Carbon Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Carbon Rain.
BLIGHT SWARM is horde-building action roguelite where you invade Earth as an alien hivemind and run a planetary infection campaign. Turn civilians into zombies, merge your minions into stronger abominations, evolve your Beast, and spread the Blight across the globe.
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Tamara
Single-player alternative to Carbon Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Carbon Rain.
Tamara is a Dungeon Crawler with elements of Survival Horror in a Cyberpunk-Fantasy Setting focused on combat, exploration and resource management.
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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 4 - Beta
Single-player alternative to Carbon Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Carbon Rain.
Experience grounded, precise combat built around fluid movement, player choice, and greater control in every engagement with the Modern Warfare® 4 Beta.