Single-player games like The Left Behind
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Left Behind, 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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Escape Z
Single-player alternative to The Left Behind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Left Behind.
Survive the apocalypse with friends in Escape Z. Fight and plan tactics to face hordes of zombies. Choose your character, map and prepare. Survival is your only option.
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PURGE - Three vs Blood
Single-player alternative to The Left Behind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Left Behind.
PURGE - THREE VS BLOOD presents an exciting arena-style zombie apocalypse. Battle ravenous zombie waves with up to 3 players, unlock ranks, maps, unique characters, and a variety of weapons and traps.
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Badlands
Single-player alternative to The Left Behind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Left Behind.
Badlands is a PVE-focused multiplayer open world sandbox set in a destroyed world. Be a post-apocalyptic scavenger in single player or team up with friends in multiplayer. Fun base building, crafting, and combat.
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Never Be Alone
Single-player alternative to The Left Behind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Left Behind.
Never Be Alone is an open-world zombie survival game designed for solo play and seamless co-op. Face the apocalypse alone or survive together in a world reclaimed by nature 10 years after the outbreak.
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Ice Station Z
Single-player alternative to The Left Behind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Left Behind.
Thirdperson Open World Zombie Survival.
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Contagion
Single-player alternative to The Left Behind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Left Behind.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to The Left Behind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Left Behind.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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DeadPoly
Single-player alternative to The Left Behind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Left Behind.
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.