Single-player games like Waves of Rotting Flesh
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Waves of Rotting Flesh, 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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Killing Floor
Single-player alternative to Waves of Rotting Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves of Rotting Flesh.
6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!
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Blood: One Unit Whole Blood
Single-player alternative to Waves of Rotting Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves of Rotting Flesh.
You carved your soul to shreds in servitude to a dark god, but false promises and betrayal were your only reward. Now you have a score to settle and it will be measured in blood! Experience the madness in one carnage-soaked package! All the gore, all the unholy war! Zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds and blood-crazed hordes of horrors await!
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Back 4 Blood
Single-player alternative to Waves of Rotting Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves of Rotting Flesh.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Single-player alternative to Waves of Rotting Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves of Rotting Flesh.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
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WRATH: Aeon of Ruin
Single-player alternative to Waves of Rotting Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves of Rotting Flesh.
Blast, slice and shred through your enemies in this hardcore FPS inspired by the icons of the '90s, powered by the legendary Quake-1 Tech. Taking place in a realm left to rot, take up arms, unearth long-forgotten secrets and hunt down the Guardians of the Old World.
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Trepang2
Single-player alternative to Waves of Rotting Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves of Rotting Flesh.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
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NecroVision
Single-player alternative to Waves of Rotting Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves of Rotting Flesh.
War is Hell. NecroVision is a first-person shooter that takes gamers across the frantic battlegrounds of World War I and into a dark underworld of vampires, demons and dark magic.
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Dead Effect
Single-player alternative to Waves of Rotting Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves of Rotting Flesh.
Fight for your life in the INDIE SCI-FI FPS game fit for both casual and hard-core gamers with a passion for hunting down hordes of zombies. Prepare yourselves for the incoming nightmare!
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Backfire
Single-player alternative to Waves of Rotting Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves of Rotting Flesh.
A small action game for 1-2 players, walk about and blast as many enemies as you can, and hopefully make it to the end.
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Trench Defender
Single-player alternative to Waves of Rotting Flesh — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Waves of Rotting Flesh.
An action-packed FPS where you defend your trench against waves of attacking enemies by utilizing a large selection of modern (and not so modern) military weapons, features both single-player and two player online multiplayer (peer-to-peer).