Single-player games like The Infected
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Infected, 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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Survival: Fountain of Youth
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Infected.
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
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Mist Survival
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Infected.
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
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TerraTech Worlds
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Infected.
TerraTech Worlds is an open world, build-craft adventure game, set on an uncharted alien world. Play solo or with friends, explore your surroundings, craft unique vehicles, construct automated bases, and battle your way through hazards and enemies to harness the power of your environment
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ICARUS
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with The Infected.
ICARUS is a solo or multiplayer PvE survival game. Explore a savage wilderness in the aftermath of terraforming gone wrong. Complete narrative quests as either Open World operations or Individual Missions. Explore, build, craft and hunt while seeking your fortune and prospecting for exotic matter.
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Subsistence
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with The Infected.
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
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Satisfactory
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with The Infected.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
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Green Hell
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Infected.
Plunge into the open-world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the uncharted Amazon jungle. Use real-life survival techniques to craft, hunt, fight, and gather resources, set a makeshift shelter, or raise a fortress. Survive alone or team up with your friends and challenge the jungle together.
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Medieval Dynasty
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Infected.
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
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Left 4 Dead
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Infected.
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.