Single-player games like Caretaker
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Caretaker, 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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Resident Evil 2
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
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Resident Evil Village
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
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Back 4 Blood
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
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Outlast 2
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Outlast 2 introduces you to Sullivan Knoth and his followers, who left our wicked world behind to give birth to Temple Gate, a town, deep in the wilderness and hidden from civilization. Knoth and his flock are preparing for the tribulations of the end of times and you’re right in the thick of it.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
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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CARRION
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
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Trepang2
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
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Vampyr
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
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Solarix
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
Solarix is a science-fiction stealth/horror game, set in world that overpowers you with unease, insecurity, and desperation, forcing you to confront your own role in the horrors to come.
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De-Void
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
De-Void is a first-person adventure game, where the player unravels the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of a remote space colony crew.
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Post War Dreams
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
POST-WAR DREAMS is a 2.5D Story-Rich, Side Scrolling Action Game, set in the wasteland of USA, plagued with constant war.
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Reframed
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Caretaker.
ReFramed is a badass, old-school FPS horror game set in the Solarix universe. Relive the terrors of Solarix in this high-octane, bullet spraying reimagining, only this time, stealth is not an option...
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Blind Souls
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Blind Souls is a first-person adventure game where you can see the world through the eyes of a dead painter.
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Frightence
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Frightence is a short, intense first-person horror experience.
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Platform Game Maker
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Platform Game Maker is exciting tool to make your dream Platform Game!
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Death Motel
Single-player alternative to Caretaker — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Death Motel is a short, intense first-person horror experience about the paranormal events occurring at abandoned Crimson Motel.