Single-player games like Badlands
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Badlands, 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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nanos world™
Single-player alternative to Badlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Badlands.
The next-generation open-world multiplayer sandbox. Play community-made game modes, create addons with Lua scripting, import custom assets from Unreal Engine 5, and host your own dedicated servers for hundreds of players!
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Plains of Pain
Single-player alternative to Badlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Badlands.
Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
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7 Days to Die
Single-player alternative to Badlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Badlands.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
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s&box
Single-player alternative to Badlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Badlands.
Our spiritual successor to Garry's Mod, this is a game creation platform built on the Source 2 engine. Play, create, and share games, explore community creations, and experience endless sandbox fun with powerful modern tools.
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Dead Matter
Single-player alternative to Badlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Badlands.
After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.
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Survive the Nights
Single-player alternative to Badlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Badlands.
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
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V Rising
Single-player alternative to Badlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Badlands.
Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.
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Interstellar Rift
Single-player alternative to Badlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Badlands.
Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Survive in a hostile galaxy with your own custom designed and constructed starship. Invite other players to join your crew or fight them across the galaxy!
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Power Washer Hero
Single-player alternative to Badlands — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Badlands.
Use your power washer to move objects, put out fires, and clean grime away.