Single-player games like Winter Survival
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Winter Survival, 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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Far Cry® Primal
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Winter Survival.
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
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Soulmask
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Winter Survival.
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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Badiya: Desert Survival
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
Badiya is a Sandbox Survival RPG set in the WWI era desert lands. Badiya challenges you to brave the sands, take part in wars, ply the spice routes, or hunt for treasure as you strive to fulfill your ambitions.
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Eden Island
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
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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Night of the Dead
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
'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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Subnautica: Below Zero
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Winter Survival.
Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.
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Desert Skies
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
Desert Skies takes survival to the air! Build an airship and fly on an adventure through the deserts of the Wild West. Look for places to land and scavenge for loot, expand your airship and craft new equipment, but beware the dangers lurking beneath the sands!
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Mist Survival
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
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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The Long Dark
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Winter Survival.
THE LONG DARK is a thoughtful, exploration-survival experience that challenges solo players to think for themselves as they explore an expansive frozen wilderness in the aftermath of a geomagnetic disaster. There are no zombies -- only you, the cold, and all the threats Mother Nature can muster.
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
A brutal exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally-generated purgatory inspired by viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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Green Hell
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Winter Survival.
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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Gas Station Simulator
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter Survival.
Buy an abandoned gas station and restore it to its full glory. Renovate, upgrade and expand upon the offered services to keep up with your clients demands.
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Food Truck Simulator
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter Survival.
Renovate, equip and restore the shine of the food truck that belonged to your father. Create recipes, cook the food and serve customers across an entire city. Customize and upgrade your food truck to reach more customers and expand your menu.
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Treasure Hunter Simulator
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter Survival.
Dive into the exciting world of finding long forgotten treasures. Grab your metal detector and set off to explore the countryside. What today looks like a peaceful meadow might have been the scene of a fierce battle in the past, hiding now the valuable artefacts. Ready to dig in the past?
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Airport Contraband
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter Survival.
Take over the duties of a customs officer in this roguelike-simulation game where every suitcase could be a risk. Inspect documents, question passengers, scan luggage, and seize illegal goods as you try to maintain control at Caldora Airport. Will you uphold the law or profit from contraband?
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Gas Station Simulator: Prologue - Early Days
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Winter Survival.
The "Early Days" prologue to Gas Station Simulator where you buy an abandoned gas station in the middle of nowhere, fix it up and start running it.
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Winter Survival: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Winter Survival.
Experience survival in harsh winter conditions and our sanity system and see what happened before the events in Winter Survival take place.
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Airport Contraband: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Winter Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Winter Survival.
Experience the Caldora Airport from a slightly different angle with more emphasis on the rogue-like nature of the game and new gameplay elements.