Single-player games like Survive or Die
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Survive or Die, 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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Project Zomboid
Single-player alternative to Survive or Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Survive or Die.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
- 2
PolyZ
Single-player alternative to Survive or Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Survive or Die.
Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to Survive or Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Survive or Die.
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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Project Castaway
Single-player alternative to Survive or Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Survive or Die.
Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.
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Deadly Flare
Single-player alternative to Survive or Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Survive or Die.
A solar flare has struck and every living soul is turning into a rotting and aggressive ghoul.
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Frozen State
Single-player alternative to Survive or Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Survive or Die.
Frozen State is a brutal, survival game set in a world embraced by the man-made ice age meant to protect mankind from pestilent hybrids. Bitter cold and numbing fear are the constant companions in the journey through the retro-futuristic Frozen State world.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to Survive or Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Survive or Die.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Crashlands
Single-player alternative to Survive or Die — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Survive or Die.
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.