Single-player games like CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to CONTROL Ultimate Edition, 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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Alan Wake
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
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.
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Wall Of Insanity 2
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Survive a relentless descent into a bio-organic nightmare. As a member of specialized tactical unit, navigate a decaying dimension to locate a vanished squad. Engage in high-stakes combat where every shadow hides an unspeakable horror. The veil is thinning - will you make it out?
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Otherskin
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Embark on a deadly solo mission to uncover Vandermire’s secrets. Absorb alien morphs to evolve beyond human limits. Guided by your AI suit, explore alien biomes, master unique abilities, and fight to survive in a stunning action adventure. The universe is at stake.
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Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!
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Hear Tell of Hauntings
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Deep in the mountains of wild west-era Montana, former outlaw Adelaide Clancy ventures to the desolate remains of the Wraith estate in this third-person survival horror game.
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Tormented Souls 2
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Caroline Walker returns in the sequel to the award-winning survival horror classic. Explore the decaying remains of the secluded Villa Hess, use improvised weapons to confront terrifying creatures, and bend the fabric of reality to save your sister from a twisted cult.
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ReCore: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
From creator Keiji Inafune and the makers of Metroid Prime comes the ReCore: Definitive Edition, an action-adventure crafted for a new generation. As one of the last humans, forge friendships with robotic companions and lead them on an epic adventure through a dynamic world.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).
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SCP
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Explore, craft, and survive in a post-apocalyptic world where SCP anomalies roam freely. Brace yourself for nightly assaults as SCP-049's twisted creations close in.
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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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The Evil Within
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Metroidvania Maker
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Create, play, and share custom Metroidvania worlds with a built-in world editor, co-op play, and player-made adventures.
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Quantum Break
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.
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SCP Foundation: ITTLG - Chapter 1
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
SCP Foundation: ITTLG Chapter 1 is a visual novel about, SCP-105 & SCP-105-B and her friendship with you. Trying to escape the foundation, in the end. They find out the dark truth behind their existence.
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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.
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Death Rally
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Load your guns, start your engines...THE CLASSIC IS BACK! Brought to you from Remedy, renowned developers of Max Payne and Alan Wake, Remedy's Death Rally classic top down racer is back, stronger and more vicious than ever.