Single-player games like CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Below are 19 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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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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Ghostwire: Tokyo
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Tokyo's population has vanished, and deadly supernatural forces prowl the streets. Use an arsenal of elemental abilities to unravel the truth behind the disappearance and save Tokyo.
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Dishonored 2
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.
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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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Resident Evil 4
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Survival is just the beginning. Six years have passed since the biological disaster in Raccoon City. Leon S. Kennedy, one of the survivors, tracks the president's kidnapped daughter to a secluded European village, where there is something terribly wrong with the locals.
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DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
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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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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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E-Files
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
E-FILES — a psychological horror game in the style of the PS1 era, centered around a secret investigation, rituals, and the mysterious “Lists.” Explore dark locations, search for clues, solve puzzles, and avoid deadly traps. Fixed camera angles, retro graphics, and limited saves.
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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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Resonant Blade
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
The world is in ruins. The Dark Synths reign. Only the Resonant Blade—a weapon that channels sound into destruction—can turn the tide. Slash, dash, and shatter your enemies in this dystopian sci-fi action adventure.
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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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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to CONTROL Ultimate Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with CONTROL Ultimate Edition.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.
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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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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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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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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.