Single-player games like Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition, 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 Rising® 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground.
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Dead Rising 4
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
Dead Rising 4 marks the return of photojournalist Frank West in an all-new chapter of one of the most popular zombie game franchises of all time. With an unmatched level of weapon and character customization, ambitious new features including new zombie classes and EXO Suits, Dead Rising 4 delivers a heart-pounding experience as players...
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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Dead Island Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
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How to Survive 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
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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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
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Zombie Army Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.
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Just Cause™ 3
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
With over 1000 km² of complete freedom from sky to seabed, Rico Rodriguez returns to unleash chaos in the most creative and explosive ways imaginable.
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
Embody the superhuman skill and brutality of a Space Marine. Unleash deadly abilities and devastating weaponry to obliterate the relentless Tyranid swarms. Defend the Imperium in spectacular third-person action in solo or multiplayer modes.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Yakuza Kiwami
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
Unwind a 10 billion yen conspiracy in Tokyo's red-light district, fueled by your fists and unyielding resolve that will make you a legend.
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Kelvin and the Infamous Machine
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks!
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Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation. With all previously available DLC included and a wealth of tech and visual improvements, Hong Kong has never felt so alive.
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God of War
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
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Brutal Legend
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
Brütal Legend is an action-adventure that marries visceral action combat with open-world freedom. Set in a universe somewhere between Lord of the Rings and Spinal Tap, it’s a fresh take on the action/driving genre, which in this case is full of imitation cover bands, demons intent on enslaving humanity and Heavy metal tunes.
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition.
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.