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Single-player games like They Are Coming!

Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to They Are Coming!, 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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    Zombie Night Terror — Steam game cover

    Zombie Night Terror

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with They Are Coming!.

    Prepare yourself for the most thrilling night of your life! Something strange has happened and people everywhere are turning into blood thirsty walking corpses. But guess who’s the brains behind this hungry undead army? YOU! So spread this pandemic and wipe humanity off the planet.

    2016ActionStrategyIndie12.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    TACTICAL BANDITS — Steam game cover

    TACTICAL BANDITS

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with They Are Coming!.

    Dive headfirst into the chaos of a ravaged world, where survival means mastering the art of combat and outsmarting your foes. In this hardcore arcade action game, TACTICAL BANDITS, the remnants of civilization teeter on the brink, and it's up to you to chart a path through the desolation.

    2024ActionIndieCasual11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Urban Mage — Steam game cover

    Urban Mage

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with They Are Coming!.

    Urban Mage is a score attack, fast-paced, top-down, competitive game. Become a powerful dark mage and kill everyone on sight with a single click. Find hidden interactions as you destroy cars, lamps and dumpsters. Collect the highest score possible as the precious timer ticks away!

    2022ActionCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    All Of ZHEM — Steam game cover

    All Of ZHEM

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with They Are Coming!.

    Face against waves of 200 zombies with nowhere to run or hide.

    2019ActionIndie3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Binding — Steam game cover

    Binding

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with They Are Coming!.

    Explore a haunting post-apocalyptic world in Binding, a narrative-driven adventure with Billy and his dog, Tessa. Uncover their story of survival, secrets, and surreal encounters.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Last Among The Dead — Steam game cover

    The Last Among The Dead

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with They Are Coming!.

    Dive into a devastated world where survival depends not only on your weapons… but on your choices. In The Last Among The Dead, play as a survivor trapped in a land ravaged by a mysterious infection.

    ActionStrategyIndieFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Harvester vs. Zombies — Steam game cover

    Harvester vs. Zombies

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with They Are Coming!.

    Mill hordes of zombies on the roads of villages, towns, and cities, avoid obstacles, buy upgrades, unlock increasingly powerful vehicles, complete missions, collect cards, earn achievements, break records, and compete with players from around the world in leaderboards and statistics.

    2026ActionIndieCasual9.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    I, Zombie — Steam game cover

    I, Zombie

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with They Are Coming!.

    Quite a different zombie game - this time YOU are the zombie! Command your infested comrades, fight your way to freedom and let the zombie kind dominate the world! Oh, and you're able to create your own scenarios!

    2014StrategyIndieCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    War Mines: WW2 — Steam game cover

    War Mines: WW2

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with They Are Coming!.

    The Allies need your help, take them through World War II in this supercharged story-driven of the classic Minesweeper. Solve minesweeper puzzles, find land, naval and anti-tank mines, and win the war!

    2021StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    War Mines: WW1 — Steam game cover

    War Mines: WW1

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Casual with They Are Coming!.

    Play using the logic of traditional minesweeper games in this reinterpretation of the classic game. Interact with the story of World War I (the Great War) by solving the minesweeper puzzles and finding landmines.

    2021StrategyIndieCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Obscurium — Steam game cover

    Obscurium

    Single-player alternative to They Are Coming! — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with They Are Coming!.

    Walk a darker Brazil and uncover the creatures its folklore keeps in the deep forest, monsters most players have never seen. A roguelike deckbuilder: summon spirits onto a four-lane ritual board, sacrifice your own to pay for what comes next, and seal each one into your grimoire.

    2027StrategySingle-playerSimilar games →