Single-player games like Inner Chains
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Inner Chains, 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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INDUSTRIA
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Inner Chains.
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
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Satan Santa
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Inner Chains.
Satan Santa is a first-person horror walking simulator where you play as a child trapped in a Christmas nightmare. The jolly Santa you once knew has become a bloodthirsty demon, and now you must fight for survival through an eerie house and a forest filled with horrors.
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Transient: Extended Edition
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inner Chains.
H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.
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REPOSE
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Inner Chains.
In the facility, each step, each shot, each mistake costs precious energy. Rendered entirely in black and white, this mystery can be unravelled. The puzzle can be solved. Don't ask who tried to solve it before. Do the job. Find oxygen and sleep. Go deeper. And don't ask about Aaron.
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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Inner Chains.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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Visage
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Inner Chains.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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>observer_
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Inner Chains.
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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Master Reboot
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Inner Chains.
Imagine a world where death is no longer final, where precious memories are saved to enjoy forever, where your soul is immortal. Master Reboot is a haunting first-person sci-fi adventure.
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Scorn
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Inner Chains.
Scorn is an atmospheric first-person horror adventure game set in a nightmarish universe of odd forms and somber tapestry.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Inner Chains.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
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SUCCUBUS
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Inner Chains.
Become a demonic priestess of lust and use her unique skills to take revenge on your enemies. Regain your kingdom making hell tremble under your hooves! Leave no one alive if they won't bend the knee.
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Metro Exodus
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Inner Chains.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
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Necrophosis
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Inner Chains.
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
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Painkiller
Single-player alternative to Inner Chains — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Inner Chains.
The classic Painkiller series is back! Battle through Purgatory in fast-paced co-op action, wielding infernal weapons against relentless demonic hordes. Condemned for your sins, the Voice of the Creator offers you a chance at redemption. Will you seize it or be lost to darkness?