Single-player games like How to Survive
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to How to Survive, 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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How to Survive 2
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive.
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
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Herd is Coming
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive.
"Herd is Coming" is a survival RPG set in a post apocalyptic world filled with zombies. It's the story of Mike who's survived for 10 years since the outbreak.
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Zector 7
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive.
Craft, Build and Fight alongside your friends across this deadly open-world. Use both modern day and sci-fi tech as you Loot, Harvest and Trade for resources, gear and vehicles in order to survive the wasteland.
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Project Zomboid
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with How to Survive.
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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How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive.
Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.
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Welcome to ParadiZe
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive.
Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.
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Look Alive
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with How to Survive.
It’s time to look alive and get to safety. Drive, scavenge, eat, and crush ragdoll zombies as you try to survive this vast world. Meet survivors and accept quests or make enemies and loot them all.
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PolyZ
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive.
Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.
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Torchlight II
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive.
The adventure continues in Torchlight II! An Action RPG filled with epic battles, bountiful treasure, and a fully randomized world. Bring your friends along for the journey with online and LAN multiplayer.
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Children of Morta
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive.
Children of Morta is a story-driven action RPG game about an extraordinary family of heroes. Lead the Bergsons, with all their flaws and virtues, against the forthcoming Corruption. Will you be able to sacrifice everything to save the ones you care for?
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Victor Vran ARPG
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive.
Victor Vran is the isometric action-RPG where your skill is just as essential as your character build and gear. Experience intense combat action: dodge, jump and unleash powerful skills to finish off your enemies!
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Warhammer: Chaosbane
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive.
In a world ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes. Playing solo or with up to four players in local or online co-op, choose a hero from four character classes and prepare for epic battles wielding some of the most powerful artefacts of the Old World.
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Dragonkin: The Banished
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with How to Survive.
The draconic threat is once again upon us. Legendary heroes rise up to face the legions from the depths. Tame your wyrmlings, create unique power builds with the Ancestral Grid, expand your city and destroy the Dragons!
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Rugby 22
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Crouch, bind, set! Discover the true rugby experience. Play with best clubs and top nations, enjoy dynamic gameplay that stays faithful to the sport, and experience the intensity of big matches.
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RUGBY 20
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Rugby 20 gives you the complete rugby experience! With overhauled tactics management, optimised graphics and more realistic player behaviour, the game is a true reflection of modern rugby.
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Handball 17
Single-player alternative to How to Survive — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Find the 82 official teams from the most prestigious European leagues in the best handball simulation. Experience all the sensations of handball thanks to the easy-to-use controls, dynamic Career mode and fast-flowing matches, in both single player and multiplayer modes.