Single-player games like Knock Harder
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Knock Harder, 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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★Fallalypse ★ Disconnect ❄
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knock Harder.
Async Multiplayer. An apocalypse hit Earth when the artificial intelligence rebelled and turned people into zombies with help of a virus. Then came the war of the Space Forces of Earth against machines and zombies. The war ended with the victory of the Space Forces.
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Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock Harder.
From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...
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FALL
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knock Harder.
In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!
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State of Decay
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Knock Harder.
The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.
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The Walking Dead Onslaught
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knock Harder.
There’s no rest when survival is on the line. Step into AMC’s The Walking Dead and prepare for an onslaught of walkers as you assume the roles of your favorite characters from the show, and confront the horrors and humanity of this apocalyptic new world.
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Dead Age
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knock Harder.
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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Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knock Harder.
The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1+2, This War of Mine and The Walking Dead.
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knock Harder.
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
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DEAD RISING®
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Knock Harder.
You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!
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Into The Matrix
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knock Harder.
"Into The Matrix" is a multiplayer horror game where you and your friends must explore, survive, and outsmart dangers . Many entities are after you, but the Overseer is the true threat. Can you escape its grasp?
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Weird Hero
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Knock Harder.
Weird Hero is a humorous and challenging shoot'em up where the hero, SuperMegaDude, battles countless foes with his arsenal of weird weapons: the Flickinator, the Atomic Toaster, a magician's hat and other strange devices.
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No Time To Live
Single-player alternative to Knock Harder — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Knock Harder.
This is a story about an office clerk who tries to leave monotonous routine of life and do a book. And if he could find the time for his dream it depends on you.