Single-player games like Junk Survivor
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Junk Survivor, 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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Broken World
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Junk Survivor.
"Broken World" is an exciting post-apocalyptic low-poly game where players have to survive in a world overrun by zombies and chaos. Build and strengthen your shelters, fight various threats and explore a dangerous world full of secrets and dangers.
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Ultimate Multiplayer Survival Engine
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
The only goal is survival. Explore a dangerous world, gather resources, craft equipment, build shelter, and fight to stay alive. Whether alone or with friends, every decision could mean the difference between thriving and losing everything.
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Terminus: Zombie Survivors 2
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
The dead won. Terminus: Zombie Survivors 2 is an open-world survival game: your past life shapes your second one – a nurse survives one way, a cop another. Scavenge, craft, build, farm, alone or with friends. The dead don't starve, don't tire, don't freeze. You do. Reach the Terminus, or die trying.
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The Risen Survival
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
The Risen Survival is an open-world survival game featuring intense PvE & PvP, base building, crafting, and relentless zombies. Gather resources, expand your base, fight for valuable loot, and compete with other players in a persistent online world
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Zombie Survival Game Online
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.
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Plains of Pain
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
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 Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
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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ARK: Survival Ascended
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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SurrounDead
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
SurrounDead is an open world survival game. Taking place in a world ravaged by an apocalyptic catastrophe. The dead reign free and will stop at nothing to kill you.
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Enshrouded
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
You are Flameborn, last ember of hope of a dying race. Awaken, survive the terror of a corrupting fog, and reclaim the lost beauty of your kingdom. Venture into a vast world, vanquish punishing bosses, build grand halls and forge your path in this co-op survival action RPG for up to 16 players.
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Athos
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
Welcome to a captivating journey into the world of Athos. Build a formidable base to protect yourself from the wild and unpredictable environment, and master the art of taming mighty dinosaurs to be your loyal companions. Welcome to a world where survival is not just a choice but a way of life!
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Frontier Legends
Single-player alternative to Junk Survivor — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Junk Survivor.
“Live your Wild West fantasy in Frontier Legends, an open-world frontier adventure where survival, crafting and exploration shape your story. Stake your claim, build your place in the West and uncover what lies beyond the rails.”