Single-player games like WastePunk
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to WastePunk, 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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CHEMISTS: Dead Zone
Single-player alternative to WastePunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with WastePunk.
CHEMISTS: Dead Zone is TPS/FPS-RPG survival in post-apocalypse. Explore open world of anomalies and mutants. Craft items, trade with factions, survive hunger and radiation. Create ultimate fighter and uncover Zone secrets!
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The Mutiny
Single-player alternative to WastePunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with WastePunk.
A third-person zombie survival RPG built by one solo developer. Scavenge a post-apocalyptic tunnel system, manage gear that breaks, hunger that bites, and a world that gets darker the longer you stay alive.
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Never Be Alone
Single-player alternative to WastePunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with WastePunk.
Never Be Alone is an open-world zombie survival game for solo play and seamless co-op. Explore a world reclaimed by nature, protect a fragile safezone, and uncover the truth behind your forgotten past 10 years after the outbreak.
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CHEMISTS: Area of infection
Single-player alternative to WastePunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with WastePunk.
A year after the global catastrophe, you woke up in a hospital and don't remember anything. You have to not only find out what happened, but also try to survive in this harsh dangerous world.
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Apocalypse Survivor
Single-player alternative to WastePunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with WastePunk.
Days of Ruin is a third-person post-apocalyptic zombie shooter featuring procedurally generated equipment stats and infinitely replayable maps. Players can repeatedly farm maps to acquire better gear and prepare for greater challenges!
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Infect: The Last Stand
Single-player alternative to WastePunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with WastePunk.
Experience brutal Hardcore PvPvE survival powered by Unreal Engine 5. Every decision matters, every step could be your last, and every sound you hear might be your final one. Do you have what it takes to survive the hunt?
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Deadline Escape
Single-player alternative to WastePunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with WastePunk.
Deadline Escape is a Low Poly Extraction Looter Shooter that throws you into a Post-Apocalyptic World. Scavenge for valuable resources, face deadly enemies and fight for your survival as the clock ticks down toward the deadline.
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Remnant: From the Ashes
Single-player alternative to WastePunk — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with WastePunk.
The world has been thrown into chaos by an ancient evil from another dimension. As one of the last remnants of humanity, you must set out alone or alongside up to two other survivors to face down hordes of deadly enemies to try to carve a foothold, rebuild, and retake what was lost.