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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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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Night of the Dead
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Infected.
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
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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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Grounded
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Infected.
The world is a vast, beautiful and dangerous place – especially when you have been shrunk to the size of an ant. Can you thrive alongside the hordes of giant insects, fighting to survive the perils of the backyard?
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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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Stranded Deep
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Infected.
Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to The Infected — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Infected.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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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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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.