Single-player games like Rising Dead
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Rising Dead, 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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Infected Prison
Single-player alternative to Rising Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Rising Dead.
This is a realistic first person VR game, players in the zombie apocalypse of human survival. Search for supplies and ammunition in a prison full of zombies to rescue other survivors.
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Single-player alternative to Rising Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Dead.
Saints & Sinners is a game unlike any other in The Walking Dead universe. Every challenge you face and decision you make is driven by YOU. Fight the undead, scavenge through the flooded ruins of New Orleans, and face gut-wrenching choices for you and the other survivors. Live The Walking Dead.
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Contagion VR: Outbreak
Single-player alternative to Rising Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Dead.
Contagion VR: Outbreak will immerse you into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Relive stories of the survivors in the Single Player campaign, take your time in Free Roam, or check out the Firing Range!
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The Walking Dead Onslaught
Single-player alternative to Rising Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Dead.
There’s no rest when survival is on the line. Step into AMC’s The Walking Dead and prepare for an onslaught of walkers as you assume the roles of your favorite characters from the show, and confront the horrors and humanity of this apocalyptic new world.
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Dead Effect 2 VR
Single-player alternative to Rising Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Dead.
Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.
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SURV1V3
Single-player alternative to Rising Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Dead.
Forget what you have played so far, SURV1V3 is a unique realistic zombie survival fps game expressly designed for VIRTUAL REALITY that will let you test your survival skills. Play the thrilling story in single mode or coop with your friends (up to 4 players) and survive the apocalypse!
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution
Single-player alternative to Rising Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Rising Dead.
Hunted by the seemingly unstoppable Axeman and facing off against the Tower’s latest push for total dominance, discover what connects these new threats together before it’s too late. New faces, places, weapons and gear all await you on your journey to a final showdown for the city's fate.
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Arizona Sunshine®
Single-player alternative to Rising Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Dead.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
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Star Witch
Single-player alternative to Rising Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rising Dead.
Sandbox sci-fi fantasy survival RPG. Play as a scientist working on teleportation, who gets sent to another world that has been taken over by a witch, and your only way home is to join the resistance.