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Single-player games like SOS Zombie Survivors

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to SOS Zombie Survivors, 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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    Sandbox Apocalypse — Steam game cover

    Sandbox Apocalypse

    Single-player alternative to SOS Zombie Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SOS Zombie Survivors.

    Sandbox Apocalypse is a 3rd person view, open world post-apocalyptic survial game where you are responsible for your own fate. Survive in a world inhabited by zombies, gather loot, build your base and explore the world.

    2024ActionAdventureSimulation11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Seekers: Survival — Steam game cover

    The Seekers: Survival

    Single-player alternative to SOS Zombie Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SOS Zombie Survivors.

    After a plane crash, you are the only survivor. You will quickly find out that you are in a remote place, surrounded by unknown creatures.

    2023ActionSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crushed — Steam game cover

    Crushed

    Single-player alternative to SOS Zombie Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SOS Zombie Survivors.

    Crushed — is an Singleplayer and Multiplayer First-Person Survival Sandbox in an Open World! Challenge the wild and be ready to survive in harsh conditions. Explore the world, get resources, cook food, build a house, farm, hunt, and enjoy nature.

    2020ActionIndieSimulation9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    7 Days to Die — Steam game cover

    7 Days to Die

    Single-player alternative to SOS Zombie Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SOS Zombie Survivors.

    7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!

    2024ActionStrategyIndie44.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DeadPoly — Steam game cover

    DeadPoly

    Single-player alternative to SOS Zombie Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SOS Zombie Survivors.

    DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Riftbreaker — Steam game cover

    The Riftbreaker

    Single-player alternative to SOS Zombie Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SOS Zombie Survivors.

    The Riftbreaker is a solo or Co-op base-building, survival game with Action-RPG elements for up to 4 players. Hack & slash countless hordes of enemies. Build up your base, craft powerful weapons and research new inventions to survive.

    2021ActionStrategyIndie11.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Valheim — Steam game cover

    Valheim

    Single-player alternative to SOS Zombie Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SOS Zombie Survivors.

    A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!

    2026ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition — Steam game cover

    State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition

    Single-player alternative to SOS Zombie Survivors — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with SOS Zombie Survivors.

    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.

    2020ActionSimulationRPG29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →