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Single-player games like Deadness

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Deadness, 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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    Fisherman's House — Steam game cover

    Fisherman's House

    Single-player alternative to Deadness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadness.

    You have been kidnapped, and you don't know why and where you are. All you know is that you have to escape from this place before the fisherman kills you. In this house, you will find some items and puzzles that will help you escape from this house. Will you survive or get killed by the fisherman?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fragment of Humanity — Steam game cover

    Fragment of Humanity

    Single-player alternative to Deadness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadness.

    a first person virtual reality game explore a lab full of dangers, fight creatures.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  3. 3
    Sinner 97 — Steam game cover

    Sinner 97

    Single-player alternative to Deadness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadness.

    Sinner 97 is a first person PSX VHS psychological horror set in 1997, within the confines of a shadowy religious cult. Remain hidden and overcome problems in order to escape the Father's clutches.

    2022ActionStrategyIndie4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Propagation: Paradise Hotel — Steam game cover

    Propagation: Paradise Hotel

    Single-player alternative to Deadness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadness.

    Trapped inside the Paradise Hotel, you are desperate to find your sister. Explore dark surroundings, gather resources, and survive terrifying encounters. This intense single-player VR survival horror game with great storytelling will get your adrenaline pumping.

    2023ActionAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Arizona Sunshine® — Steam game cover

    Arizona Sunshine®

    Single-player alternative to Deadness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadness.

    Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.

    2016ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Army VR — Steam game cover

    Zombie Army VR

    Single-player alternative to Deadness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadness.

    Zombie Hitler may have been defeated, but the zombie hordes are still at large and Europe remains in the throes of war. Return to the field as part of the Deadhunters, an elite squad fighting to end the zombie apocalypse!

    2025ActionAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    After the Fall® — Steam game cover

    After the Fall®

    Single-player alternative to Deadness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadness.

    From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.

    2021ActionAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Phasmophobia — Steam game cover

    Phasmophobia

    Single-player alternative to Deadness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deadness.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Space — Steam game cover

    Dead Space

    Single-player alternative to Deadness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadness.

    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.

    2023ActionAdventure14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    SickWay VR — Steam game cover

    SickWay VR

    Single-player alternative to Deadness — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Deadness.

    Sickway is a realistic VR game where you drive a two wheeled electric vehicle in the heights of the city with the goal of getting down. Good advice: Avoid falling down! You can use your creative abilities in track editor, or you can become the fastest among your friends in multiplayer maps.

    2025AdventureSimulationRacing12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →