Single-player games like Days Gone
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Days Gone, 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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The Last of Us™ Part I
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Days Gone.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Days Gone.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Days Gone.
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Days Gone.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
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Mad Max
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Days Gone.
Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.
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Metro Exodus
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Days Gone.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
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Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Days Gone.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
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Project Zomboid
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Far Cry® 5
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Days Gone.
Discover the open world of Hope County, Montana, besieged by a fanatical doomsday cult. Dive into the action solo or two-player co-op in the story campaign, use a vast arsenal of weapons and allies, and free Hope County from Joseph Seed and his cult.
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World War Z
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Days Gone.
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Days Gone.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
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Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Days Gone.
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
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RAGE 2
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Days Gone.
RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.
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Dead Island 2
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Days Gone.
A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.
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Far Cry® Primal
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Days Gone.
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
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Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
Single-player alternative to Days Gone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Days Gone.
Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.