Single-player games like Herd is Coming
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Herd is Coming, 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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Zector 7
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Herd is Coming.
Craft, Build and Fight alongside your friends across this deadly open-world. Use both modern day and sci-fi tech as you Loot, Harvest and Trade for resources, gear and vehicles in order to survive the wasteland.
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How to Survive
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Herd is Coming.
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
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Frozen State
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Herd is Coming.
Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids. Bitter cold and numbing fear are the constant companions in the journey through the retro-futuristic Frozen State world.
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Project Zomboid
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Herd is Coming.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Herd is Coming.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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DeadPoly
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Herd is Coming.
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
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State of Decay: YOSE
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Herd is Coming.
Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.
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VEIN
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Herd is Coming.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
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7 Days to Die
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Herd is Coming.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
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Dead Age
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Herd is Coming.
Survive the zombie apocalypse with a “Final Fantasy” turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, craft materials, and make difficult decisions. Defend your camp against hordes of the undead to prevail in this non-linear rogue-lite (comparable to FTL). Innovative Indie Survival-RPG!
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Erzurum
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herd is Coming.
Erzurum is a winter survival game which you will struggle against freezing temperatures, the wild nature, hunger and thirst.
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Bizarre Earthquake
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herd is Coming.
Bizarre Earthquake is a third-person point & click adventure game. The story is about a seismologist and her assistant who try to uncover the mysteries behind a bizarre earthquake they encounter.
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Insectophobia : Episode 1
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Herd is Coming.
Insectophobia is an episodic platformer. It's the story of John and his struggle against monster insects.
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Sevgilim Olur musun ?
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herd is Coming.
Sevgilim Olur musun ? ; biraz Biri Bizi Gözetliyor, biraz da Gelinim Olurmusun programlarından ilham alınarak tasarlanan bir oyundur. İçerik olarak bu yarışmalardan çok daha fazlasını barındırıyor.
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Small Sister
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Herd is Coming.
Small Sister is a game about a contest: "living in a house with strangers". The goal is to gain as many points as you can by interacting with other contestants and to be the winner at the end.
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Wolf Territory
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Herd is Coming.
Wolf Territory is a survival adventure game. It's the story of Kyle and his friends who lost their way in the forest.
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Toxic Dating Simulator
Single-player alternative to Herd is Coming — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Herd is Coming.
Survive first dates with 6 different women from Binder. Shape Ata's personality with your choices. Be a simp, an alpha, or a professional liar. In this toxic game of love, you will either stay true to yourself, or become the lie you choose to tell!