IMHO.

Single-player games like Containment Initiative: PC Standalone

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone, 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.

Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Containment Initiative: PC Standalone page.

Ranked picks

  1. 1
    Ben and Ed - Blood Party — Steam game cover

    Ben and Ed - Blood Party

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    Welcome to the Blood Party! Play together with up to 3 people and compete in deadly game shows. Customize your zombie, build your own levels, share them via Steam Workshop and die a lot.

    2018ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  2. 2
    Charlie Murder — Steam game cover

    Charlie Murder

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    It’s a punk rock apocalypse! Team up with your friends to lead embattled punk rock band Charlie Murder in their epic quest to save the world from rival death metalers Gore Quaffer and their legions of evil.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Not Dying Today — Steam game cover

    Not Dying Today

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    Not dying today is a 2D side-scrolling action game. In 2030, the world has been taken over by zombies. With fire and blade, bullets and guns, you, captain Aiden, will do anything to protect the last human kind, anything, even turn into a zombie, using zombie power to kill zombies.

    2017ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    DOOM II — Steam game cover

    DOOM II

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.

    2007ActionDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter — Steam game cover

    Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    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!

    2009ActionIndie14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  6. 6
    Blood: Refreshed Supply™ — Steam game cover

    Blood: Refreshed Supply™

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.

    2025Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  7. 7
    Yet Another Zombie Defense HD — Steam game cover

    Yet Another Zombie Defense HD

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    Top-down zombie shooter with tower defense elements featuring up to 4 players local and online co-op. Build your base by day, defend it by night, put your skills to the test to stay alive as long as possible! Darkness is coming. How long can YOU survive?

    2017ActionIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  8. 8
    Call of Duty®: WWII — Steam game cover

    Call of Duty®: WWII

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    Call of Duty®: WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II.

    2017Action59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  9. 9
    Celerity — Steam game cover

    Celerity

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    Celerity is a fast-paced FPS parkour game. Use Wall Running, Grappling Hooks, Hookshots and many more, chain your moves and never lose momentum.

    2021ActionIndieCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Spelldash — Steam game cover

    Spelldash

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    Spelldash is a hardcore FPS speedrunning game where you kill enemies mid-air to reset your double jump and dash to traverse the levels in your unique way

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  11. 11
    CITYVENTORY — Steam game cover

    CITYVENTORY

    Single-player alternative to Containment Initiative: PC Standalone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Containment Initiative: PC Standalone.

    CITYVENTORY is a minimalist city builder/inventory management game where you build colorful cities just like you are organizing your inventory. Place and move your tiles freely, synergize them to earn points and build the best city possible!

    2025StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →