Single-player games like State of Decay
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to State of Decay, 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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State of Decay: YOSE
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay.
Make your stand against the collapse of society in the ultimate zombie survival-fantasy game. Explore an open world full of dangers and opportunities that respond to your every decision. Recruit a community of playable survivors, each with their own unique skills and talents.
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay.
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
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How to Survive
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with State of Decay.
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
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7 Days to Die
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with State of Decay.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
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Survivalist
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with State of Decay.
It's one year after the collapse of civilization and self-centered hedge fund manager Joe Wheeler emerges from his specially constructed bunker in search of food. This is a huge open-world RPG where you have the freedom to play how you want - but your choices have consequences.
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Kenshi
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay.
A free-roaming squad based RPG. Focusing on open-ended sandbox gameplay features rather than a linear story. Be a trader, a thief, a rebel, a warlord, an adventurer, a farmer, a slave, or just food for the cannibals. Train your men up from puny victims to master warriors.
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Project Zomboid
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and RPG with State of Decay.
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..
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay.
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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Survivalist: Invisible Strain
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with State of Decay.
It's ten years since the infection started. Long-established settlements are collapsing, one by one, for unknown reasons. Survivors are running to the hills to escape, hoping for safety in remote places. As another refugee, you're here to carve out a new life for yourself - by any means necessary.
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RimWorld
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with State of Decay.
A sci-fi colony sim driven by an intelligent AI storyteller. Generates stories by simulating psychology, ecology, gunplay, melee combat, climate, biomes, diplomacy, interpersonal relationships, art, medicine, trade, and more.
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This War of Mine
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with State of Decay.
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
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Medieval Dynasty
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay.
Hunt, survive, build and lead in the harsh Middle Ages: Create your own Medieval Dynasty and ensure its long-lasting prosperity or die trying! Play alone or team up with friends to enjoy the ultimate medieval experience.
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with State of Decay.
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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Enshrouded
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with State of Decay.
Enshrouded is a solo and co-op survival action RPG where your freedom and creativity come first. Conquer the Shroud, a corrupting fog devouring the kingdom of Embervale: explore a handcrafted world full of secrets, forge your hero your way, and build anything, anywhere in a fully terraformable land.
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ZED ZONE
Single-player alternative to State of Decay — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with State of Decay.
A great catastrophe has come, and you, who are on duty, crash and trapped in a Zed Zone. There are zombies and monsters everywhere, In order to escape, by collecting materials, upgrading skills, building shelters, defeating zombie waves and mysterious mechs, chasing a glimmer of hope.