Single-player games like Mr. Nomad
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Mr. Nomad, 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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Frostrail
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Nomad.
Through the frost, death follows the tracks. Dive into a ruthless survival FPS, solo or co-op. Explore, scavenge, craft and fight to endure a frozen, corrupted world. Operate and upgrade your steam-powered train through an unforgiving wasteland, where every choice is a matter of survival.
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Nuclear Epoch
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mr. Nomad.
Nuclear Epoch: Open-world survival mixing base building & extraction shooting. Explore with friends, raid dangerous instances for loot, but death means losing everything. Craft weapons with fully customizable stats in this post-apocalyptic wasteland.
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Crazy Caveman
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Nomad.
Become a caveman, survive by building, fishing, and hunting.
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Elysium
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Nomad.
Wake up on a paradise-like abandoned island with your friends. Explore the lands of an ancient civilization and uncover the mysteries behind their collapse as you build, craft, and tame corrupted machines. Most importantly, survive the unwelcome lands of Elysium!
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Venus: The Last Ascent
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Nomad.
Build a massive physics-driven fortress on wheels in this sci-fi survival game. Mine resources, bolt on new modules, fight off solar-powered machines, and keep moving across the hostile surface of Venus.
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Encave
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Mr. Nomad.
Encave is a hybrid FPS-tower-defense game. Build customizable killrooms in a fully destructible environment to eliminate waves of corporate bioweapon rejects! Strategic base construction, and escalating Lovecraftian threats, Encave delivers a unique blend of action, strategy, and dark humor
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Stellar Shipyard
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mr. Nomad.
Stellar Shipyard is a space colony sandbox where you design modular ships and stations, and automate resource production using drones and workers. Let the automated systems fly even the most improvised designs. Face rival factions and threats solo, or alongside friends as allies or rivals.
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MISERY
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Nomad.
MISERY is a 1–5 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.
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Mr. Prepper
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Nomad.
Mr. Prepper is about being prepared. You know something is wrong. The risk of a nuclear war is in the air and you need to get ready for what's coming.
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An Alien with a Magnet
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Mr. Nomad.
Welcome to the galaxy of An Alien with a Magnet, an amazing new platform-adventure-puzzler with a literal twist! Pick up diamonds, find secret orbs and unlock new levels to get the alien home safely in this new crazy game.
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Mr. Prepper: Prologue
Single-player alternative to Mr. Nomad — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Mr. Nomad.
Mr. Prepper: Prologue is a free standalone version of the game Mr. Prepper, featuring an essential part of the story.