Single-player games like Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter, 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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Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam VR: The Second Encounter is a sequel to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter - frantic arcade action FPS, featuring singleplay and co-op campaign, various multiplayer modes, all presented in glorious VR and with different locomotion movements.
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Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam 3 VR: BFE is a virtual reality action shooter, a glorious throwback to the golden age of first-person shooters where men were men, cover was for amateurs and pulling the trigger made things go boom.
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Sairento VR
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
VR was made for this. Perform triple jumps, wall runs, power slides and slow time down while blasting away at a foe before landing to deliver a blade attack on another. Kit yourself with katanas, firearms, bows, throwing glaives and legendary relics. Keep upgrading as you play. PURE CYBER NINJA FUN.
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Arizona Sunshine®
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
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DOOM VFR
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
DOOM® VFR brings the fast-paced, brutal gameplay fans of the series love to virtual reality. Play as a cybernetic survivor who is activated by the UAC to fight the demon invasion, maintain order, and prevent catastrophic failure at the Mars facility.
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Raw Data
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Built from the ground up for VR, Raw Data’s action gameplay, intuitive controls, challenging enemies, and sci-fi atmosphere will completely immerse you within the surreal world of Eden Corp. Go solo or team up and become the adrenaline-charged heroes of your own futuristic technothriller.
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After the Fall®
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.
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Gunheart
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Gunheart is an online co-op RPG shooter where you and your friends become customizable robotic bounty hunters trying to make a buck at the edge of the galaxy. Encounter menacing aliens, explore exotic locations, unlock new gear, and rake in cash to boost your rig.
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Half-Life 2
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
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Wolfenstein 3D
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
World War II rages. The Nazis are planning to build an unstoppable, mutant army. On a mission to steal the secret plans, you were captured and imprisoned. Now, a lucky break gives you the chance to escape, but a maze of passages and trigger-happy Nazis stand in your way.
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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!
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Serious Sam II
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam II is a shot of adrenaline to the hearts of first-person shooter fans across the world. This is serious!
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Shadow Warrior
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Shadow Warrior is a bold reimagining of the classic 3D Realms’ shooter from independent developer Flying Wild Hog (Hard Reset) starring the legendary and quick-witted warrior Lo Wang.
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Painkiller
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
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?
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Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
Serious Sam is back! And this time it's REAL!
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The Talos Principle VR
Single-player alternative to Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Serious Sam VR: The First Encounter.
The Talos Principle VR is a virtual reality version of Croteam's critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction.