Single-player games like The Island
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The 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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INMATE: Survival
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Island.
INMATE: Survival is an open world survival game, where you play the role of a prisoner sentenced to stay on a 4*4 km Island with many types of enemies both humans and animals.
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Animallica
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Island.
In Animallica you are racing against extinction after a deadly virus ravaged the world. As the lone survivor of the last conservation center on Earth, the fate of every single animal and plant species lies in your hands.
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Night of the Dead
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Island.
'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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Eden Island
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Island.
Eden Island is a beautiful survival game. As a survivor, you will explore and survive on a realistic tropical island, craft weapons against beasts, farm and hunt, build your own home.
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Soulmask
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Island.
Don the Ancient Mask. Wield the power of gods. Possess any of your tribespeople, recruit followers, and build a thriving automated civilization. Survive, expand, and forge your own legacy across a vast ancient open world — together with friends.
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Frost Survival VR
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Island.
Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure harsh conditions. Strategize your moves against unpredictable weather and lurking dangers. And remember to keep yourself safe and sane!
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The 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.
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Satisfactory
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Island.
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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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Island.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
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Stranded Deep
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Island.
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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Bear Adventures
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Island.
Go through the levels collecting honey, set a time record, kill animals. In BEAR ADVENTURES you can play with friends, the co-op game mode supports up to 4 players!
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Bear Adventures 2
Single-player alternative to The Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Island.
Bear Adventures is a 3D platformer with exciting levels in different locations and unique graphics! You can play alone, as well as invite your friends, because Bear Adventures is co-op game mode supports up to 4 players!