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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Void Soul Awakening
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Breaking earth.
Void Soul Awakening is a hyper fast action roguelite blending hack and slash combat, third person gunplay, and sorcery. As a wandering soul trapped in an ever shifting cosmic prison, master a massive arsenal, swap between powerful classes, adapt to every run, and fight your way to the Keeper.
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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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World: 23806
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Breaking earth.
Enter a mysterious procedural world in this first-person action roguelite shooter. Fight enemies, search for loot, open chests, upgrade your character, and decide when to push deeper or return alive with your rewards.
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Attractor K7
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Breaking earth.
Solo & co-op PvE extraction shooter inside a grim Megastructure. Deep within these concrete walls, a terrifying anomaly has emerged: the Refracture. You are no hero here. You are just a disposable resource, a common liquidator.
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Time Loop Nibiru
Single-player alternative to Breaking earth — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Breaking earth.
Your death is your greatest weapon. A sci-fi Metroidvania shooter where you are trapped in a time loop on the war-torn planet Nibiru. Explore a vast interconnected world, solve puzzles, and cooperate with the ghosts of your past lives to survive and escape.
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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.