Single-player games like LIFE EFFECT
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to LIFE EFFECT, 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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Sustained
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
This is a open world Survival Zombie game with survival mechanics in single player and (PVP) (PVE) in Multiplayer or Co-Op. Join a few friends and look who can survive the island full of zombies and other players trying to survive like you, it has base building, Crafting, food, water, Temperatures.
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Blood Sunset
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Blood Sunset is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, survival RPG. You happen to find yourself on old deserted islands... full of zombies. You'll have to survive, kill, run away, get food, and resources.
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Hope is Fading
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
In a war torn future, play as a robot piecing together your damaged frame, scavenge for parts and engage in fast paced combat.
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CHEMISTS: Area of infection
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
A year after the global catastrophe, you woke up in a hospital and don't remember anything. You have to not only find out what happened, but also try to survive in this harsh dangerous world.
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Abandoned World
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
Third-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. After the big disaster you will face bad things
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Ashes of Paradise: Aetherion
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Ashes of Paradise is an open-world exploration game blending Medieval, Oriental, and Nordic themes. Defeat powerful bosses and embark on a unique journey in this cooperative action-survival RPG.
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Project Echo: Downfall
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Project Echo is an open-world FPS survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Explore the anomalies of the Downfall Zone, scavenge for resources, craft gear, rebuild your shelter, and uncover a story-rich narrative.
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SurrounDead
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
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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ARK: Survival Evolved
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate... and escape!
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SpaceBourne
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Spacebourne is an open space exploration game with Rpg elements. Its world consists of different factions at war. You as an expert pilot need to choose your side or be on no one's side and create a force of your own. Load up your weapons, Ready your ship and warp to adventure.
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Planetaries
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Experience a vast Sci-fi open-world survival TD game set on a distant planet deep in the universe. Craft, build, mine, trade, explore, and survive in this alien world. Collect Data and defend against waves of enemies seeking to banish you. Enjoy the adventure in Singleplayer or Multiplayer.
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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with LIFE EFFECT.
The third entry in the Monster Hunter Stories RPG series is here! Twin Rathalos, born in a twist of fate. Monster Hunter Stories is an RPG series set in the Monster Hunter world, where you can become a Rider, raising and bonding with your favorite monsters.
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H.E.N.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Single-player alternative to LIFE EFFECT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LIFE EFFECT.
Forget about the rules, there are none here. Just you, your weapon and the endless, ominous wastelands waiting for you to plunge into them. So, are you ready to become a predator among predators? Then welcome to H.E.N.T.A.L.K.E.R.. It will hurt, but damn it will be fun!