Single-player games like Mod and Play
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Mod and Play, 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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Arma 3
Single-player alternative to Mod and Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
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Garry's Mod
Single-player alternative to Mod and Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mod and Play.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
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People Playground
Single-player alternative to Mod and Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mod and Play.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
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Teardown
Single-player alternative to Mod and Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mod and Play.
Prepare the perfect heist in a fully destructible, simulated voxel world. Tear down walls with vehicles or use explosives to create your own shortcuts. Shape the environment to your advantage in the most creative ways you can imagine. Play solo or with up to 12 players in multiplayer.
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Stormworks: Build and Rescue
Single-player alternative to Mod and Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Join a world where you design, create and pilot your own air sea rescue service. Release your inner hero as you battle fierce storms out at sea to rescue those in need.
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Brick Rigs
Single-player alternative to Mod and Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Build your own vehicles or download one of the more than 200,000 creations already uploaded to the Workshop and experience the dynamic driving and destruction physics of Brick Rigs!
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Dig or Die
Single-player alternative to Mod and Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mod and Play.
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
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7 Days to Die
Single-player alternative to Mod and Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mod and Play.
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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Modiverse
Single-player alternative to Mod and Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mod and Play.
An open multiplayer sandbox game; includes tools, props, levels, NPCs, character models, game-modes and much more! Make your own using our mod kit!
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s&box
Single-player alternative to Mod and Play — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Mod and Play.
Our spiritual successor to Garry's Mod, this is a game creation platform built on the Source 2 engine. Play, create, and share games, explore community creations, and experience endless sandbox fun with powerful modern tools.