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Single-player games like Z.O.N.A: Origin

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Z.O.N.A: Origin, 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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    Z.O.N.A Project X VR — Steam game cover

    Z.O.N.A Project X VR

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    Z.O.N.A Project X - thrilling single-player VR shooter. Explore Chornobyl's exclusion zone, a hazardous apocalyptic world filled with anomalies. Survive using your weapons, scavenge for resources, and save humanity from doom.

    2023ActionAdventureRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    CONVRGENCE — Steam game cover

    CONVRGENCE

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    CONVRGENCE is an atmospheric VR extraction shooter set in the procedurally generated, ever-changing Chernokamensk Anomaly Zone. Scavenge loot, fight bandits and hunt for mystical artifacts — all with your loyal dog companion by your side. But extract before nightfall, or face what lurks in the dark.

    2024ActionAdventureEarly Access19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Into the Radius VR — Steam game cover

    Into the Radius VR

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    Into the Radius is a single-player survival shooter in VR. Explore the Pechorsk zone filled with surreal landscapes and dangerous anomalies. Defend yourself with realistic firearms, recover strange artifacts, scavenge for loot, and uncover the mysteries of this unforgiving dystopian environment.

    2020ActionIndie29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    D.E.C.A.Y. — Steam game cover

    D.E.C.A.Y.

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    After a nuclear war, the United States became a network of dangerous sectors. You are a lone operative of D.E.C.A.Y., responsible for controlling a remote bunker. Explore ruins, gather resources, carry out orders, and interact with factions in a dying world where order is a matter of choice.

    2026ActionIndieRPGSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Into the Radius 2 — Steam game cover

    Into the Radius 2

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    Into the Radius 2 is an immersive VR survival shooter, set in a realm of surreal landscapes and deadly entities known as Pechorsk Anomaly. Arm yourself with realistic weapons and venture deeper into the mysteries that lie within, either solo or with a friend by your side.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Humanity Lost — Steam game cover

    Humanity Lost

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    Will you save humanity? You are on a mission to find a new planet for humans to inhabit. In this story driven FPS space opera you will explore open world planets, find weapons, upgrade your character, and befriend alien species.

    2021ActionAdventureRPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout: New Vegas — Steam game cover

    Fallout: New Vegas

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hubris — Steam game cover

    Hubris

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    Hubris is a VR action-adventure game set in a unique and colourful Sci-Fi universe, with immersive movement options, including swimming, climbing, and jumping. Players will have to gather resources, craft food and upgrade their weapons to fight off alien wildlife, droids, and humanoid enemies.

    2022ActionAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl — Steam game cover

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.

    2007ActionRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat — Steam game cover

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the direct sequel of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. As a Major Alexander Degtyarev you should investigate the crash of the governmental helicopters around the Zone and find out, what happened there.

    2010ActionRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Half-Life: Alyx — Steam game cover

    Half-Life: Alyx

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.

    2020ActionAdventure59.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout 4 VR — Steam game cover

    Fallout 4 VR

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    Fallout 4, the legendary post-apocalyptic adventure from Bethesda Game Studios and winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year, comes in its entirety to VR.

    2017RPG59.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Stalker — Steam game cover

    Stalker

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    The background story of "Stalker" is that a teenager encounters various events on the road following a young girl. The teenager(player) can selectively interact and give repairs / help due to these events. How you will lead to different ending. The game was developed during the Global Game Jam 2020.

    2020IndieAdventureRPG0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Zone — Steam game cover

    The Zone

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    Dimitri has a mission: go to an island and disable all the electrical installations to avoid that strange creatures have multiplies and go out.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Metro Exodus — Steam game cover

    Metro Exodus

    Single-player alternative to Z.O.N.A: Origin — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Z.O.N.A: Origin.

    Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.

    2020Action29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →