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Single-player games like Barricade

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Barricade, 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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    Deadly Rain — Steam game cover

    Deadly Rain

    Single-player alternative to Barricade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Barricade.

    Deadly Rain is a survival horror FPS game that puts you in a terrifying fight for survival against hordes of scary mutants in a rainy, abandoned village. Find and manage resources to stay alive in the worst and most unexpected situations.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DEMON SIEGE — Steam game cover

    DEMON SIEGE

    Single-player alternative to Barricade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Barricade.

    A retro-inspired boomer shooter where every powerup stacks infinitely. Become an unstoppable demon-slaying powerhouse with insane speed, massive jumps, multi-bullet weapons, and game-breaking builds.

    ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Contagion — Steam game cover

    Contagion

    Single-player alternative to Barricade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Barricade.

    Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Left 4 Dead 2 — Steam game cover

    Left 4 Dead 2

    Single-player alternative to Barricade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Barricade.

    Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.

    2009Action9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Survival Game Online — Steam game cover

    Zombie Survival Game Online

    Single-player alternative to Barricade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Barricade.

    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.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crushed — Steam game cover

    Crushed

    Single-player alternative to Barricade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Barricade.

    Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Left 4 Dead — Steam game cover

    Left 4 Dead

    Single-player alternative to Barricade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Barricade.

    From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.

    2008Action9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blood Waves — Steam game cover

    Blood Waves

    Single-player alternative to Barricade — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Barricade.

    Hardcore and bloody shooter where you will have to repel the attacks of the living dead using the destroying traps, defensive barricades and also weapon of close and long-range combat.

    2018ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Click and Conquer — Steam game cover

    Click and Conquer

    Single-player alternative to Barricade — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Click and Conquer is a short, relaxing incremental game. Drop bombs through the fog of war, uncover hidden enemies, collect rewards, and spend currency to boost passive income, increase bombing power, and unlock new maps.

    2025StrategySimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →