Single-player games like Nurek (1982)
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nurek (1982), 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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Unknown Contact
Single-player alternative to Nurek (1982) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Nurek (1982).
A short underwater horror game where you pilot a one-person submarine into a lightless trench, tracking a signal that has started answering back.
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Hadal Zone
Single-player alternative to Nurek (1982) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nurek (1982).
Survive this puzzle-horror adventure and uncover the truth behind the terrible story hiding in the depths of the aquarium! But beware: once you cross the point of no return, there is no going back...
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Saturation
Single-player alternative to Nurek (1982) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nurek (1982).
Saturation is a short horror game where you work as a saturation diver and deep sea welder. After six months at the bottom of the ocean, your shift is coming to an end, but so are your nerves...
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Somnesis: The PSX Tapes
Single-player alternative to Nurek (1982) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nurek (1982).
A 2000s psychological horror game about a young girl who uncovers a box of cursed 90s VHS cartridges in her new home. Play eerie PSX-style retro games on a CRT monitor while simultaneously managing threats in your dark bedroom. Balance nostalgic retro gameplay with real-time survival.
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The Beckoning
Single-player alternative to Nurek (1982) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nurek (1982).
Explore an abandoned and decaying village in this immersive first-person psychological horror experience, search forgotten houses and shadowed paths, piece together disturbing clues, and uncover the truth that waits within the suffocating darkness.
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Bughouse
Single-player alternative to Nurek (1982) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nurek (1982).
Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!
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Agonize
Single-player alternative to Nurek (1982) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nurek (1982).
Once a mad scientist's lab, now an abandoned manor haunted by miscreations. Work as a 1-4 player team in this online co-op, psychological horror game and discover what lurks within. Find a cure before it's too late...
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Nurek (1982) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nurek (1982).
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.