Single-player games like Breaking earth
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Breaking earth, 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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The Thing That Happened
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Breaking earth.
Thing That Happened is an Openworld Third Person - Action Adventure Survial game. You can use multiple weapons, attachments, close combat skills tree's and crafting to break through your enemies.
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DEADPOINT
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Breaking earth.
"Deadpoint" is an engaging third-person survival game set in an apocalyptic world overrun by zombies. Players take on the role of a resourceful scavenger, tasked with navigating the dangerous landscape and ensuring their survival amid the hordes of undead.
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Apocalypse Survivor
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Breaking earth.
Days of Ruin is a third-person post-apocalyptic zombie shooter featuring procedurally generated equipment stats and infinitely replayable maps. Players can repeatedly farm maps to acquire better gear and prepare for greater challenges!
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The Ghost Of Solaris
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Breaking earth.
When a legendary enforcer returns to a city transformed into a corporate prison, he must coordinate a high-stakes revolution to save his family and settle a debt written in blood. Experience a gritty story of betrayal and vengeance across the neon-drenched slums and silver towers of Solaris Bay.
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Dead No-Head
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Breaking earth.
Dead No-Head is a third person action adventure story rich game in which Norix is brought back from the dead, with... No head! This headless hero will have quite the unexpected journey ahead of him.
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Dustward
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Breaking earth.
Dustward - Survive the post-apocalyptic ruins! Explore the devastated world, fight mutants, build fortifications, and develop your character in the dynamic survival-action Dustward. Play solo or team up with friends (up to 4 players) in co-op mode to face the dangers of the dead world.
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Office Mayhem
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Breaking earth.
A third person action game where you are sick and tired of working your BS job for your BS boss. You have officially lost your mind and are ready to cause absolute mayhem and chaos in your workplace. Turn ordinary office supplies into weapons of mass destruction and destroy your colleagues!
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Breakers World
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Breaking earth.
Upgrade your power armor, recruit a loyal crew, and build a spaceship to escape the oppressive management of a dystopian barren planet. Breakers world features open-ended sci-fi RPG character development in a unique world full of rust, danger, and opportunity.