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Single-player games like TankRat

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to TankRat, 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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    Tiger Tank — Steam game cover

    Tiger Tank

    Single-player alternative to TankRat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with TankRat.

    It's a tank battle game from a top view.Players will drive various types of tanks in World War II, galloping across the battlefield.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Steel Rain - Dawn of the Machines — Steam game cover

    Steel Rain - Dawn of the Machines

    Single-player alternative to TankRat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TankRat.

    Steel Rain: Down of the Machines is a third-person shooter game, with characteristics of shmup. Control vehicles and have in hand a vast arsenal of weapons to fight against waves of different enemies with the objective of ridding the planet of a great threat.

    2021ActionIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    JACK STYLER — Steam game cover

    JACK STYLER

    Single-player alternative to TankRat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with TankRat.

    Former FBI agent and fishing enthusiast, faces an alien-zombie apocalypse after a virus escapes from NASA. Determined to rescue his wife, he defies the FBI and embarks alone to confront the threat. An epic rescue mission filled with action and suspense!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Panzer Knights — Steam game cover

    Panzer Knights

    Single-player alternative to TankRat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TankRat.

    Lead a German panzer platoon through the chaos of World War II in this intense, anime-inspired tank simulation. Assemble an elite crew, deploy legendary tanks, and survive fierce engagements where cunning and skill will decide victory or defeat.

    2021ActionIndie21.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last of Us™ Part I — Steam game cover

    The Last of Us™ Part I

    Single-player alternative to TankRat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with TankRat.

    Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.

    2023ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    It Comes In Waves — Steam game cover

    It Comes In Waves

    Single-player alternative to TankRat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with TankRat.

    A short, minimalist, experimental open-world adventure about guilt and grief. Explore, shoot, scavenge and bring a specimen to The Sanctuary. Beware PERMADEATH.

    2023ActionAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    METAL MAX Xeno Reborn — Steam game cover

    METAL MAX Xeno Reborn

    Single-player alternative to TankRat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with TankRat.

    Metal Max Xeno Reborn is an action JRPG with real-time battle and vehicle combat elements. Join Talis, a lone hunter, and search for allies in a vengeance-charged war against monsters & robotic enemies. Learn new skills and collect and customize tanks as you journey through a devastated world.

    2022ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tankenstein — Steam game cover

    Tankenstein

    Single-player alternative to TankRat — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with TankRat.

    Tankenstein is a 3rd person ARPG where the player controls a dishevelled tank in a post apocalyptic wasteland looking for new parts to survive and upgrade itself. All of the other tanks in the scrapyard have the same goal, which makes them hostile in this survival of the fittest arena.

    2025ActionIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →