Single-player games like Outbreak Island: Pendulum
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Outbreak Island: Pendulum, 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.
Want the full alternatives list (paid + free + Steam Deck + cheaper picks)? See the parent games like Outbreak Island: Pendulum page.
Ranked picks
- 1
The Forest
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Island: Pendulum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak Island: Pendulum.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
- 2
Mist Survival
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Island: Pendulum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak Island: Pendulum.
MIST SURVIVAL is a Single-player, survival stealth sandbox game Players will experience the Apocalypse stimulation in the form of virus pandemic, the players have to deal with it to survive through the difficulties such as finding shelter and food, threats from the environment and climate: wild animals, bandits, infected, and dense mist t
- 3
Winter Survival: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Island: Pendulum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak Island: Pendulum.
Experience survival in harsh winter conditions and our sanity system and see what happened before the events in Winter Survival take place.
- 4
The Infected
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Island: Pendulum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Outbreak Island: Pendulum.
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
- 5
Satisfactory
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Island: Pendulum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Outbreak Island: Pendulum.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
- 6
SURVIVAL: Postapocalypse Now
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Island: Pendulum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak Island: Pendulum.
Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?
- 7
Night of the Dead
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Island: Pendulum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak Island: Pendulum.
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
- 8
Survival: Fountain of Youth
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Island: Pendulum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak Island: Pendulum.
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
- 9
Outbreak Island
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Island: Pendulum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Outbreak Island: Pendulum.
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
- 10
Watch Your Ride - Bicycle Game
Single-player alternative to Outbreak Island: Pendulum — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Outbreak Island: Pendulum.
A cycling game with dozens of campaign levels and endless procedurally generated mode. Play solo or get together with up to 4 friends.