Single-player games like Permafrost
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Permafrost, 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 Forest
Single-player alternative to Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Permafrost.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria™
Single-player alternative to Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Permafrost.
A survival crafting adventure set in the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. Lead the Dwarves to reclaim Moria - mine, build, and battle through procedurally generated depths alone or with up to 8 players in co-op. It is time to return to Moria!
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Permafrost.
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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The Front
Single-player alternative to Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Permafrost.
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
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Don't Starve Together
Single-player alternative to Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Permafrost.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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Windrose
Single-player alternative to Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Permafrost.
Embark on a PvE survival adventure in the Age of Piracy. Fight on land and sea, solo or with friends. Build, craft and explore vast open world filled with dark secrets. Master soulslite combat and take on challenging bosses, command your ship and plunder unspoken treasures!
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Tinkerlands
Single-player alternative to Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Permafrost.
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
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Whisper of the Swallows
Single-player alternative to Permafrost — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Permafrost.
Brave a savage, unforgiving procedurally generated world where extreme weather and the nightmares of the dark will hunt you down. Alone or in co-op, survive, build, and explore to turn a cursed hellscape into your sanctuary of light.