Single-player games like Red Matter
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Red Matter, 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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Red Matter 2
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter.
Red Matter 2 is an immersive, puzzle-adventure game that will transport you to the far reaches of space. Step into the shoes of Sasha, an agent awakened in a lunar base by an undercover operative and tasked with uncovering the secrets of the mysterious Red Matter.
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The Station
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter.
The Station is a first-person sci-fi mystery set on a space station sent to study a sentient alien civilization. Assuming the role of a recon specialist, players must unravel a mystery which will decide the fate of two civilizations.
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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The Room VR: A Dark Matter
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Red Matter.
The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.
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FORM
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter.
Enter a surreal adventure where puzzles are built from dreams and memories. Solve the mystery behind an ancient artifact. Advance through a world that transforms around you. Transcend this existence.
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Half-Life: Alyx
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Red Matter.
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
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I Expect You To Die 3: Cog in the Machine
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Red Matter.
Outwit your most cunning adversary to date in the latest installment of this popular, spy-themed VR puzzle series. Wield new gadgets, visit action-packed locales, and wear custom disguises as you dive back into the world of espionage in this escape room game.
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I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Red Matter.
Become an elite super spy ready for espionage, explosives, and gadgets galore. This popular escape-the-room VR franchise is back with more ingenious puzzles, cunning villains, and dangerous locales.
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Narcosis
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter.
Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.
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The Assembly
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter.
A first-person interactive story inspired by real-world anxieties, The Assembly is a long-form game designed for VR. Explore a morally ambiguous organization as two individuals and face tough decisions from contrasting perspectives, that culminate in one of multiple thrilling conclusions.
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The Rig: A Starmap to Murder
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter.
THE RIG is an immersive, story-driven, space-noir ADVENTURE GAME developed exclusively for VR. Explore a fully-interactive light freighter as you attempt to land, find your brother, and uncover a tightly-woven mystery of murder and broken romance.
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Prisoner 518
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Red Matter.
It's 2049, deep space, on a corporate-run prison. An explosion within not only sets you free, but it also sets rolling a series of events that changes everything.
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Genotype
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Red Matter.
Your weapons are alive! Print creatures and use them as weapons and tools as you explore this Metroidvania FPS adventure. Morph yourself tiny, upgrade, and locate collectibles to advance to the next boss. Explore large non-linear maps and explore an environment woven together with a complex story.
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Pollen
Single-player alternative to Red Matter — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Red Matter.
Pollen is a hardcore escape-the-maze game where every move counts. Find keys, unlock doors, and outsmart relentless guardians hunting you down. Strategically place your Respawn Totem save your position in the level., but one misstep can send you back to the start.