Single-player games like Containment
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Containment, 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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Herman Electro
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
Dungeon crawling roguelike where rooms contain puzzles, not enemies. Discover alternative solutions which use up different tools. Manage you resources, spend rare tools, and discover secrets. Will your covert broadcasts be answered? 480+ Puzzles.
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Tales of a Spymaster
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
Break from the traditional role of ruler and take up a new set of tools within Tales of a Spymaster, a turn-based strategy set in a fictional world, filled with threats and opportunities. Choose your kingdom and guide your ruler to victory, in whatever manner you deem fit.
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Democracy 3
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
Have you ever wanted to be president? or prime-minister? Convinced you could do a better job of running the country? Let's face it, you could hardly do a worse job than our current political leaders.
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Corona Simulator
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
"Corona Simulator" is a sophisticated mixture of challenging strategy game and frighteningly detailed virus simulation. As a global pandemic leader, you must skillfully manage nations' resources, make tough decisions, and impose drastic measures to combat the deadly coronavirus.
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ARTé: Mecenas®
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
Command history as head of the Medici. Become the patron of such luminaries as Da Vinci and Michelangelo by using your wits to build your banking empire, establish your reputation, and commission artworks. But beware - your choices have consequences. Will you prosper or perish?
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Sigma Theory: Global Cold War
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Containment.
A Turn-based Strategy game in a futuristic global cold war from the award-winning creators of Out There. Recruit a squad of special agents and run your intel agency to secure the control of the singularity.
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Winter Falling: Battle Tactics
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
Lead troops in tense tactical battles, just you and your brain against the dying world. Can you save it? Manage a mercenary company, scavenge supplies, build an army. Go on a quest! Burn down a village or two... Explore the rich medieval fantasy world in a mix of LOTR, Warhammer, FTL and Total War.
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Dungeon Crusher Kiritan
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
It's time to crush the dungeons with Kiritan. Explore the various dungeons, dig the blocks, beat the enemies and blow up everything! Play with many cute pixel characters and explore the sandbox world!
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The Cat Machine
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Containment.
The Future is Meow! The Cat Machine is a game of logic, and cats riding around on trains.As we are all aware, The Cat Machine is a giant contraption that maintains the stability of earth's orbit around the sun. A fun logical puzzler with over 50 levels, now you can build that machine too!
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Evo Explores
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Containment.
Explore impossible geometry and optical illusions!
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Steven Universe: Save the Light
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Containment.
Join the Crystal Gems on the ultimate quest! A mysterious new Gem has stolen a powerful weapon. Only Steven and his friends have what it takes to stop her. “Save the Light” is a unique RPG hybrid that combines real-time and turn-based combat.
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Void Sols
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Containment.
Abstract ruins. Hostile shapes. No escape but forward... Death isn’t the end as you know it. Here, it’s how you grow! Each defeat teaches you more as you rise again to defeat foes with stolen blades and bows. Pushing through a broken world warped by cruelty and shadows. Welcome. This is Void Sols.
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TwinCop
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Containment.
TwinCop is the most cooperative game, EVER. Play this action-packed, co-op, twin-stick shooter with your best bud or significant other. You and your friend are TwinCop: One player controls the right arm; the other controls the left arm; both of you control movement.
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The Gardener and the Wild Vines
Single-player alternative to Containment — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Containment.
Leap, slash, and climb your way to the top of magical towers in this wholesome platformer about a gay Gardener on a quest to rescue his love.