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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 — Steam game cover

    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!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure9.59 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Mutiny — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure2.69 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Never Be Alone — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CHEMISTS: Area of infection — Steam game cover

    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.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Apocalypse Survivor — Steam game cover

    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!

    2025ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Infect: The Last Stand — Steam game cover

    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?

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadline Escape — Steam game cover

    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.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Remnant: From the Ashes — Steam game cover

    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.

    2019ActionAdventureRPG39.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →