Single-player games like The Long Drive
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to The Long Drive, 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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My Summer Car
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Drive.
My Summer Car is the ultimate car owning, building, fixing, tuning, maintenance AND permadeath life survival simulator. You start the game with hundreds of loose parts and assemble both car and engine.
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Jalopy
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drive.
Build, repair, refuel and drive a dilapidated old car on a grand journey through the territories of the former Eastern bloc. Explore Germany, CSFR, Hungary, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria
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Mon Bazou
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drive.
Build your crappy vehicle into a race car, install the parts yourself. Make money by cutting wood, racing at night or delivering pizza. Maybe you want to manage a sugar shack or build yourself a big garage?
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Pacific Drive
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Long Drive.
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
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SnowRunner
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with The Long Drive.
Get ready for the next-generation off-road experience! Drive powerful vehicles and overcome extreme open environments to complete dozens of challenging missions solo or with up to 3 friends!
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American Truck Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Drive.
Experience legendary American trucks and deliver various cargoes across sunny California, sandy Nevada, and the Grand Canyon State of Arizona. American Truck Simulator takes you on a journey through the breathtaking landscapes and widely recognized landmarks around the States.
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Drive Beyond Horizons
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Long Drive.
Rev up your engines and venture into the unknown with Drive Beyond Horizons! Conquer dynamic landscapes, customize your ride, and unearth hidden treasures. Get ready for heart-pounding challenges and endless excitement. Your adventure starts now !
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Under the Sand REDUX - a road trip simulator
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Long Drive.
You. Your car. And world under the sand.
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Euro Truck Simulator 2
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Long Drive.
Travel across Europe as king of the road, a trucker who delivers important cargo across impressive distances! With dozens of cities to explore, your endurance, skill and speed will all be pushed to their limits.
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Star Trucker
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with The Long Drive.
Haul cargo, trade salvage and keep your space suit close as you search for fame and fortune among the stars in a game that puts an interstellar twist on the truck sim genre.
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Poly Roam
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Long Drive.
Poly Roam is a survival, driving road-trip game featuring a large, explorable environment that is procedurally generated. Loot, gather, and drive as much as you can.
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Sailwind
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drive.
Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!
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Elite Dangerous
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Long Drive.
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
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Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drive.
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
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Lake
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drive.
It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.
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Caravan SandWitch
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Long Drive.
Embark on a journey across vast landscapes in Caravan SandWitch, a captivating narrative-driven exploration adventure.
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TURRET SYNDROME VR
Single-player alternative to The Long Drive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Long Drive.
Tower Defense game in first person view, it can be played in VR with Oculus Rift or in non VR.