Single-player games like When I Die
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to When I Die, 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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The Zombland: Enter at Your Peril
Single-player alternative to When I Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When I Die.
In this chilling game of survival you're on a mission to find your friend Marcus in the scary world of zombies. Marcus went into Zombland but never returned. Will you be able to save the kidnapped or become another victim in the zombie horde's grip? Remember they can do anything to stop you ….
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Resident Evil Village
Single-player alternative to When I Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with When I Die.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
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EBOLA VILLAGE
Single-player alternative to When I Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When I Die.
EBOLA VILLAGE - this is a classic survival horror game from the 90s with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Solve puzzles, follow the story carefully and use various weapons in a brutal fight for survival. Danger lurks at every turn.
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Eternal Evil
Single-player alternative to When I Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When I Die.
A small town is being taken over by ghouls. Solve puzzles, carefully read notes and use various weapons against horrific and evolving enemies to uncover what is behind this gruesome event. Eternal Evil is an old-school survival-horror game.
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ZOMBI
Single-player alternative to When I Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with When I Die.
London is falling. Are you prepared? The Last Blight is upon us. It was foretold. For the second time in history, a great plague has shrouded London in a fog of death. Big Ben tolls as thousands of unprepared die, or worse, are infected by a sickness more gruesome than death.
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Contagion VR: Outbreak
Single-player alternative to When I Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When I Die.
Contagion VR: Outbreak will immerse you into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Relive stories of the survivors in the Single Player campaign, take your time in Free Roam, or check out the Firing Range!
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Nightmare of Decay
Single-player alternative to When I Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When I Die.
A first-person action horror game set in a nightmarish manor infested with zombies, psychotic cultists, and a horde of other horrors. Utilize an assortment of different weapons in a brutal fight for survival as you try to escape from the Nightmare of Decay.
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EBOLA 3
Single-player alternative to When I Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with When I Die.
EBOLA 3 - is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.