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Single-player games like Tainted Fate

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Tainted Fate, 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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    The Walking Dead Onslaught — Steam game cover

    The Walking Dead Onslaught

    Single-player alternative to Tainted Fate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tainted Fate.

    There’s no rest when survival is on the line. Step into AMC’s The Walking Dead and prepare for an onslaught of walkers as you assume the roles of your favorite characters from the show, and confront the horrors and humanity of this apocalyptic new world.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners — Steam game cover

    The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

    Single-player alternative to Tainted Fate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tainted Fate.

    Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.

    2020ActionStrategyIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SURV1V3 — Steam game cover

    SURV1V3

    Single-player alternative to Tainted Fate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tainted Fate.

    Forget what you have played so far, SURV1V3 is a unique realistic zombie survival fps game expressly designed for VIRTUAL REALITY that will let you test your survival skills. Play the thrilling story in single mode or coop with your friends (up to 4 players) and survive the apocalypse!

    2021ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vertigo Remastered — Steam game cover

    Vertigo Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Tainted Fate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tainted Fate.

    An immersive story-driven shooter incorporating the cutting edge of VR gameplay, Vertigo Remastered is a complete overhaul and occasional reimagining of the 2016 original.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Contagion VR: Outbreak — Steam game cover

    Contagion VR: Outbreak

    Single-player alternative to Tainted Fate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tainted Fate.

    Contagion VR: Outbreak will immerse you into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Relive stories of the survivors in the Single Player campaign, take your time in Free Roam, or check out the Firing Range!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Organ Quarter — Steam game cover

    Organ Quarter

    Single-player alternative to Tainted Fate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tainted Fate.

    Organ Quarter is a VR survival horror game built from the ground-up for hand-tracked virtual reality. Explore labyrinthine environments, engage in tense combat, carefully manage your resources and solve horrifying puzzles in this homage to the slow, methodical survival horror experiences of the '90s

    2017ActionIndieAdventure12.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GORN — Steam game cover

    GORN

    Single-player alternative to Tainted Fate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tainted Fate.

    GORN is a ludicrously violent VR gladiator simulator, made by Free Lives, the developers of Broforce and Genital Jousting.

    2019ActionIndie19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DreadEye VR — Steam game cover

    DreadEye VR

    Single-player alternative to Tainted Fate — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Tainted Fate.

    DreadEye is a virtual reality experience that allows you to become an Indonesian shaman. Immerse yourself in terrifying experiences set in haunted rural Indonesia, and discover the gruesome horrors lurking in the shadows!

    2017ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →