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Single-player games like NO MAN IS AN ISLAND

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND, 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 — Steam game cover

    Zector 7

    Single-player alternative to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.

    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.

    2024ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Survive or Die — Steam game cover

    Survive or Die

    Single-player alternative to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.

    Survive Or Die is a first-person survival game. It takes place in an open world that is full of traps and mysteries. You are an outlaw who has escaped from death in prison. Can you escape all the manhunts? Can you survive the pitfalls the mysterious valley holds at night?

    2023ActionIndieAdventure8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Zomboid — Steam game cover

    Project Zomboid

    Single-player alternative to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.

    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..

    2013IndieSimulationRPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Forest — Steam game cover

    The Forest

    Single-player alternative to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.

    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.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts — Steam game cover

    Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts

    Single-player alternative to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.

    Nowhere: Mysterious Artifacts is a Multiplayer Survival Horror game for up to 4 players. Set in the Middle of the Unknown, you can craft, build, explore and discover secrets in the exciting first chapter from EFNSOFT.

    2023ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Ars Notoria — Steam game cover

    Ars Notoria

    Single-player alternative to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.

    Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.

    2025ActionAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Urge — Steam game cover

    Urge

    Single-player alternative to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.

    Fight, build, explore, survive, while the dynamic player-caused hazardous fog is slowly changing the rules of the world around you.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure15.29 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PolyZ — Steam game cover

    PolyZ

    Single-player alternative to NO MAN IS AN ISLAND — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with NO MAN IS AN ISLAND.

    Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →