Single-player games like Surmountable
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Surmountable, 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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Piece Of Mind
Single-player alternative to Surmountable — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Surmountable.
Piece of Mind is an action packed first/third person survival sandbox game, challenging players instincts and strategic planning. Both player and pet will try to survive various sicknesses, the harsh environment, unpredictable climate and predators.
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Astrometica
Single-player alternative to Surmountable — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Surmountable.
Astrometica is a space exploration and base-building survival game. After a catastrophic event, explore vast space, gather resources, build bases, and uncover cosmic mysteries. Use advanced technology, craft tools, and discover new blueprints to survive and thrive in the unknown.
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KeepUp Survival
Single-player alternative to Surmountable — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Surmountable.
KeepUp Survival is an open base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and unfold your own story on a mysterious island.
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Drug Dealer Simulator
Single-player alternative to Surmountable — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Surmountable.
Have you ever considered creating your own crime empire, without the legal and moral consequences? SIMULATE IT! Crawl into the dark alleys of the street business in this OG drug-dealing game, and make a fortune! A co-op sequel – DDS2 – is out NOW
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The Turing Test
Single-player alternative to Surmountable — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Surmountable.
The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.
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Satisfactory
Single-player alternative to Surmountable — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Surmountable.
Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!
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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to Surmountable — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Surmountable.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to Surmountable — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Surmountable.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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Invasion Resistance 2
Single-player alternative to Surmountable — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Surmountable.
A PC first-person shooter game with a short single-player campaign containing 13 maps and several cut-scenes.
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Probot Soccer
Single-player alternative to Surmountable — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Probot Soccer is a third person soccer-style sports game where the player controls a robot. The aim of the game is to kick the soccer ball into the AI robot opponent's goal. The game includes various levels of difficulty that increase the number of rounds to play against the AI opponent to win.