Single-player games like Total Alarm
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Total Alarm, 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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Nomenocide
Single-player alternative to Total Alarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Total Alarm.
The Examiner has a number. You are not issued a name. You do not require one. Names are an operational measure applied to units, for the reasons set out above, and staff are not units. You do have a name. You are simply not using it here. Nobody has asked for it in some time.
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The Alters
Single-player alternative to Total Alarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Total Alarm.
Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. Help Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.
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SYMMETRY
Single-player alternative to Total Alarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Total Alarm.
A research spaceship reaches an abandoned planet. Nothing is what it seems here and the situation quickly slips out of control. Can the crew manage to survive and get back home?
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ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE
Single-player alternative to Total Alarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Total Alarm.
Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's "Robot Research Club" is about to have their club disbanded.
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Mars or Die!
Single-player alternative to Total Alarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Total Alarm.
Control two characters simultaneously! Survive, gather, collect upgrades, fight all sizes of one-eyed Martians, build defensible outposts and conquer Mars, in this glorious mix between roguelite and tower defense.
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Stray
Single-player alternative to Total Alarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Total Alarm.
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
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Per Aspera
Single-player alternative to Total Alarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Total Alarm.
Make Mars your own! Take control of the world’s most sophisticated AI (AMI) and terraform the surface of the Red Planet for a city-building experience on a planetary scale. Transform this barren world into a lush paradise and explore the surface for any ancient secrets that may be waiting.
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Dead in Antares
Single-player alternative to Total Alarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Total Alarm.
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
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Beat Cop
Single-player alternative to Total Alarm — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Total Alarm.
A retro, pixel art style adventure in New York, inspired by ’80s cop shows. You are Jack Kelly and you’ve been framed for murder. Now as a regular beat cop you have to find out, who did that. Expect thick crime story, a lot of black humour and all the other things you can find on the streets of Brooklyn.