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Single-player games like >Mars Taken

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to >Mars Taken, 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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    Red Faction®: Armageddon™ — Steam game cover

    Red Faction®: Armageddon™

    Single-player alternative to >Mars Taken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with >Mars Taken.

    Red Faction: Armageddon Path to War includes 4 new missions, 2 unlockable items and 10 new achievements!

    2011Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Space™ 2 — Steam game cover

    Dead Space™ 2

    Single-player alternative to >Mars Taken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with >Mars Taken.

    Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

    2011ActionAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Space — Steam game cover

    Dead Space

    Single-player alternative to >Mars Taken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with >Mars Taken.

    The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.

    2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to >Mars Taken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with >Mars Taken.

    As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

    2018ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Alien: Isolation — Steam game cover

    Alien: Isolation

    Single-player alternative to >Mars Taken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with >Mars Taken.

    Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

    2014Action39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Metro Exodus — Steam game cover

    Metro Exodus

    Single-player alternative to >Mars Taken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with >Mars Taken.

    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.

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crysis® 3 — Steam game cover

    Crysis® 3

    Single-player alternative to >Mars Taken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with >Mars Taken.

    The fate of the world is in your hands. New and old enemies threaten the peace you worked so hard to achieve 24 years ago. Your search for the Alpha Ceph continues, but this time you'll also need to expose the truth behind the C.E.L.L. corporation.

    2020ActionStrategyAdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bleak Faith: Forsaken — Steam game cover

    Bleak Faith: Forsaken

    Single-player alternative to >Mars Taken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with >Mars Taken.

    Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadly Tropics — Steam game cover

    Deadly Tropics

    Single-player alternative to >Mars Taken — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with >Mars Taken.

    Zombie apocalypse on a tropical island. Deadly Tropics is a third person shooter with stealth elements. Kill as many zombies as you can and get out from the island.

    2018ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →