Single-player games like Zombie City Rescue
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Zombie City Rescue, 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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Dawn of Survivor
Single-player alternative to Zombie City Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie City Rescue.
A third-person survivor roguelike game where waves of zombies come at you. By killing them, you get random opportunities to acquire equipment, weapons, and new skills. You can have up to 8 skills, giving you immense power. Come and see how far you can go!
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ZedFall: Outbreak
Single-player alternative to Zombie City Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie City Rescue.
Cut through thousands of undead and survive until rescue. ZedFall: Outbreak is a co-op twin‑stick roguelite where levelling and evolving upgrade cards unleash chaotic builds. Fight to the chopper, hold the generator in Tower Defence, or Scavenge supplies. Play solo or with up to 7 of your friends.
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Void Trackers
Single-player alternative to Zombie City Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie City Rescue.
Rail Nomads is a top-down, co-op extraction shooter. Your base is a mobile, armored train. Battle mutants, rebels, and rival players in unique raids through a post-apocalyptic world. Risk it all for the reward!
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ONE LAST BEAM
Single-player alternative to Zombie City Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie City Rescue.
Aim your flashlight. Let your weapons fire. Survive escalating zombie hordes in this objective-driven survivor roguelite. Restore the power grid, evolve your arsenal, and reach dawn—but brighter light attracts more danger.
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Route Survivors: 1999
Single-player alternative to Zombie City Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie City Rescue.
A roguelite looter shooter for solo play or up to 3-player online co-op. Head west across an alternate late-'90s America, take in survivors, and spend corpse gold dropped by the infected on weapons and items. Create devastating builds and fight through zombie hordes to the next stop.
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10 Miles To Safety
Single-player alternative to Zombie City Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie City Rescue.
The Apocalypse has arrived and your goal is simple: Make it 10 miles to safety through a limitless procedurally-generated world overrun with The Infected and packed with the tools and weapons to fight them.
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Zero Zone Survival
Single-player alternative to Zombie City Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie City Rescue.
Zero Zone Survival is a roguelike game that supports two-player co-op mode, allowing you to team up to challenge bosses in different levels. The game is thrilling and satisfying. We welcome you to try it out!
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Horde Circuit
Single-player alternative to Zombie City Rescue — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombie City Rescue.
Turn a lone pistol and a combat drone into a zombie-shredding arsenal. Survive eight-minute runs across four escalating stages, evolve your gun, combine powerful upgrades, and spend Scrap and Technology on permanent firepower in this top-down bullet-heaven roguelite.