Single-player games like VEIN
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to VEIN, 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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Project Zomboid
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with VEIN.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
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Soviet Survival
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with VEIN.
Soviet Survival is an isometric, open-world survival game where you must find your place in the ruined Soviet Union.
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Don't Starve Together
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with VEIN.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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Dead Matter
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with VEIN.
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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HumanitZ
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with VEIN.
HumanitZ is an isometric, open-world sandbox survival game set in a world ended by a zombie outbreak. Survive alone or with friends by scavenging, crafting, building, and fighting to last as long as ‘humanly’ possible. You can’t change the past, but you can fight for the future of humanity.
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7 Days to Die
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with VEIN.
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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Survive the Nights
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with VEIN.
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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Ars Notoria
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with VEIN.
Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.
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Return of the Obra Dinn
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
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Vampyr
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with VEIN.
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
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Costume Quest
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with VEIN.
A Halloween adventure from Tim Schafer's Double Fine Productions.
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Kona
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Northern Canada, 1970. A strange blizzard ravages Atamipek Lake. Step into the shoes of a detective to explore the eerie village, investigate surreal events, and battle the elements to survive. Kona is a chilly interactive tale you won't soon forget.
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The Darkside Detective
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective.
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Castle of Vania
Single-player alternative to VEIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with VEIN.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.