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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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!
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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!
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Killing Floor 2
Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Zombie Simulator.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Zombie Simulator.
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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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.
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Zombie Simulator.
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
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Zombie Army Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Zombie Simulator.
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.
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HELLGATE: London
Single-player alternative to Zombie Simulator — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Zombie Simulator.
The return of a sensational game! Hellgate is an action RPG game you have been waiting for. Since its first release Hellgate won the hearts of thousands of fans and now it's time to bring back memories and dip into the near future of 2038. For all mankind!
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.