Single-player games like Rotten Apple
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rotten Apple, 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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Arizona Sunshine® 2
Single-player alternative to Rotten Apple — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotten Apple.
It's time to say hello to your old pal, Fred. Arizona Sunshine® 2, the next-gen sequel to the fan-favorite VR apocalypse, packs even more gore-geous zombie action! And what's better than braving the end of the f*cking world alone? Surviving it with your new best friend--Buddy.
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After the Fall®
Single-player alternative to Rotten Apple — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotten Apple.
From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.
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Death Horizon: Reloaded
Single-player alternative to Rotten Apple — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotten Apple.
The Horizon scientific research laboratory is a deceptively quiet place. When you came round, there were hundreds of the living dead all around you. Use both hands and your head: never stop shooting, climb up pipes and ladders, grab hold of ropes, and throw everything you find at the zombies.
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Hellgate VR
Single-player alternative to Rotten Apple — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotten Apple.
Hellgate VR is a new VR game in the Hellgate series. This is a story about the fight of mankind for survival in the war against the devil. For all mankind! We need you.
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Survival Nation
Single-player alternative to Rotten Apple — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotten Apple.
An open-world online RPG, survival game designed for VR. In this game, you will kill hundreds of zombies, acquire weapons, learn new skills, craft, explore the world, complete quests, and fight for survival. Choose from three modes: Solo, PVE, and PVP. Will you join a Survival Nation?
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Zero Caliber 2 Remastered
Single-player alternative to Rotten Apple — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotten Apple.
Zero Caliber 2 Remastered brings the full VR shooter experience to PC - with intense, cinematic firefights, a full single player and Co-op campaign, PvP, a huge arsenal to unlock, and character customization to make you stand out. Jump in if you’re after a proper VR shooter. Out NOW!
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Killing Floor: Incursion
Single-player alternative to Rotten Apple — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Rotten Apple.
Killing Floor: Incursion is a fully-realized, multi-hour, story-driven adventure with an additional endless mode. In solo or co-op mode, travel diverse environments, from creepy farmhouses to the catacombs of Paris, in order to uncover who... or what is behind the Zed menace.
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution
Single-player alternative to Rotten Apple — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rotten Apple.
Hunted by the seemingly unstoppable Axeman and facing off against the Tower’s latest push for total dominance, discover what connects these new threats together before it’s too late. New faces, places, weapons and gear all await you on your journey to a final showdown for the city's fate.