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Single-player games like Zombie Simulator

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Zombie Simulator, 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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    TACTICAL BANDITS — Steam game cover

    TACTICAL BANDITS

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    Dive headfirst into the chaos of a ravaged world, where survival means mastering the art of combat and outsmarting your foes. In this hardcore arcade action game, TACTICAL BANDITS, the remnants of civilization teeter on the brink, and it's up to you to chart a path through the desolation.

    2024ActionIndieCasual11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dead Hourz — Steam game cover

    Dead Hourz

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    "Dead Hourz" is a thrilling survival adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world. In a land ravaged by zombies, bandits, and scarcity, you must protect your family by gathering resources and making tough choices.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Town Fall Zombie — Steam game cover

    Town Fall Zombie

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    Town Fall Zombie is an open world zombie simulation game. It's a fun experience to turn the whole town into a zombie or to roam the city however you want and wreak havoc. Travel, Drive, Fight, Hold, Throw, Turn it into a zombie, Make a mess.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Warranted Humanity — Steam game cover

    Warranted Humanity

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    Warranted Humanity is a post-apocalyptic 2D side scroller where choices matter. Fight different infected and rival factions, scavenge, skill up, craft, manage your shelter and other survivors, all in a race against time to ensure humanity’s survival before everyone is irreversibly infected.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    UWD - You Will Die! — Steam game cover

    UWD - You Will Die!

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    You Will Die is a indie game survival shooter top-down with waves of zombies to kill.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DeadOS — Steam game cover

    DeadOS

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zombie Simulator.

    DeadOS is an early access zombie outbreak simulator by Benn Powell that focuses on city-wide scenarios where you have access to fully customize your apocalypse experience from beginning to end. Simulation. Sandbox. Survival!

    2021IndieSimulationEarly Access11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Infection Free Zone — Steam game cover

    Infection Free Zone

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    Choose any real region from the world. Choose your base of operations, then rebuild and readapt the buildings around you to create a self-sustaining settlement. Take charge of a group of survivors from your city. And when the night falls - Defend the zone from the infected!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Plague Inc: Evolved — Steam game cover

    Plague Inc: Evolved

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zombie Simulator.

    Plague Inc: Evolved is a unique mix of high strategy and terrifyingly realistic simulation. Your pathogen has just infected 'Patient Zero' - now you must bring about the end of human history by evolving a deadly, global Plague whilst adapting against everything humanity can do to defend itself.

    2016StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crowd Simulator — Steam game cover

    Crowd Simulator

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zombie Simulator.

    It's really crowded!!! Crowd Simulator is a unique, fun experience that places you in different crowd scenarios. The main objective is to move with and against crowds.

    2019IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mr. Fast — Steam game cover

    Mr. Fast

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    Mr. Fast is a top-down shooting game with a bullet time twist! Enemy's time moves more slowly than yours. You're fast enough and you can kill others with one shot.

    2020ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Room of Pandora — Steam game cover

    Room of Pandora

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    The Room of Pandora is a third-person interactive puzzle game. The little man is trapped in a strange room, you need to escape the room. Discover multiple endings, secret rooms, and Easter eggs. There are seven endings, corresponding to seven achievements. Some puzzles may totally blow your mind.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hit Zero: Chronos — Steam game cover

    Hit Zero: Chronos

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    Hit Zero: Chronos is a 2D shooter game. You’re given the power to control time, time moves only when you move! Use your time stopping powers to erase every enemies in the area.

    2020ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Story of The Flood — Steam game cover

    The Story of The Flood

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    Gods decide to bring the flood of water upon the earth. Salvage what you think is valuable and bring it back to base. It's a psychological test of the apocalypse, also an interactive experiment about trade-offs.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GunFu Fighter — Steam game cover

    GunFu Fighter

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie Simulator.

    The first person shooter game with bullet time twist! Using the bullet time effect, the geometric distribution position of the enemy is analyzed and prejudged, and the order of planned attacks gives the opponent a fatal blow.

    2023ActionIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Art of Destruction — Steam game cover

    Art of Destruction

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zombie Simulator.

    A physics sandbox simulation game about constructing and demolishing structures. If you like destroying stuff or just mess around, then this game is for you!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Art of Stunt — Steam game cover

    Art of Stunt

    Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Zombie Simulator.

    Art of Stunt is a motorbike game that challenges bike riders on thrilling stunt courses. You can complete some classic action stunts, including falling from the roof of a skyscraper, driving through the glass wall of a building, etc.

    2024SportsIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →