Single-player games like Surviving Deponia
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Surviving Deponia, 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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Dawnlands
Single-player alternative to Surviving Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Surviving Deponia.
Dawnlands is an Open-World Survival Crafting cross-platform game with a massive world and epic lore. A variety of biomes, relics, and puzzles dot the landscape... an ancient land, lain dormant for centuries, is waiting to be awoken. New stories are waiting to be written.
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Machine Mind
Single-player alternative to Surviving Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Surviving Deponia.
Machine Mind is an action game in a post-apocalyptic setting with elements of survival and RTS. You will fight, craft modules, build your transport, develop and protect your base. You can control other vehicles to automate operations. Discover all the secrets of the destroyed world!
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Outbreak Island
Single-player alternative to Surviving Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Surviving Deponia.
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
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Planet Explorers
Single-player alternative to Surviving Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Surviving Deponia.
Planet Explorers is an open world sandbox adventure RPG game set on a distant planet. The game uses a new OpenCL calculated voxel system to allow players to change the terrain in any way, create new objects such as weapons, vehicles, objects, and do it anywhere.
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Tales of Old: Dominus
Single-player alternative to Surviving Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Surviving Deponia.
The Battle of the Brides is lost, but your tale of rebellion and vengeance begins. From the ashes, forge your dominion. Claim settlements, command men, and rise in a kingdom torn by corruption and civil war.
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Portal Knights
Single-player alternative to Surviving Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Surviving Deponia.
The world of Elysia needs YOU! Join this cooperative, 3D sandbox action RPG to level up your character, craft epic weapons, conquer enemies in real-time, and build almost anything! Craft your adventure. Forge your hero. Become the ultimate Portal Knight!
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Tinkerlands
Single-player alternative to Surviving Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Surviving Deponia.
Explore, craft, and fight your way through uncharted islands — solo or with up to 4 players in co-op! Tinkerlands is an exciting survival adventure where you will build your settlement, craft useful tools to survive, and even use magic!
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Beyond the Map
Single-player alternative to Surviving Deponia — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Surviving Deponia.
Isometric survival ARPG set in a procedurally generated fantasy world. Build your base, gear up, and venture out, chasing stronger enemies and better loot.