Single-player games like Survivor Squad
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Survivor Squad, 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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Dead Engine
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Survivor Squad.
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
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Zombie Survival Game Online
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Survivor Squad.
Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.
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Flesh Eaters
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Survivor Squad.
Flesh Eaters is retro style single player RTS zombie survival game with resource gathering and crafting. Zombies are everywhere! You must gather resources to build barricades, upgrade weapons and armour and explore the city under the siege of the dead
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SKYHILL
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Survivor Squad.
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
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How to Survive
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Survivor Squad.
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
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Atom Zombie Smasher
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survivor Squad.
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
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Project Zomboid
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Survivor Squad.
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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NEO Scavenger
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survivor Squad.
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
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Left 4 Dead
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Survivor Squad.
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
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Game Corp DX
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Survivor Squad.
Manage your Game Studio, earn big bucks, impress the critics, beat rival studios and clean up at the awards!
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Blueprint Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Survivor Squad.
Build your settlement, gather goods, ensure maximum efficiency and make a profit!
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Hyper Knights
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Survivor Squad.
Slash and Dash, raise your army, learn powerful combos and take back your land!
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Battle Royale Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survivor Squad.
Design and build arenas for your guests to fight in, keep them happy, your workers paid and make a profit!
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Ninja Tycoon
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survivor Squad.
Recruit Ninjas, Hire Workers, build your base, train your Ninjas and send them on Missions!
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Survivor Squad: Gauntlets
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Survivor Squad.
Command your Squad of Survivors in a game where Line of Sight is extremely important, you cannot shoot what you cannot see. Develop your formations, move as a unit and cover every corner. Leave no man behind!
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Hyper Knights: Battles
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Survivor Squad.
Spartans vs Persians, Ogres vs Chickens, Marines vs Archers. Create your own units, customize their AI and watch them fight!
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Learn Game Development, Unity Code Monkey
Single-player alternative to Survivor Squad — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Learn Game Development from a Professional Indie Game Developer. Make your own games and bring your ideas to life!