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Single-player games like END: Awakening

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to END: Awakening, 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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    Finding Home — Steam game cover

    Finding Home

    Single-player alternative to END: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Early Access with END: Awakening.

    A zombie shooter where you can build your base and craft items to help you survive.

    2021ActionEarly Access14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MUNCHIES — Steam game cover

    MUNCHIES

    Single-player alternative to END: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with END: Awakening.

    Warning!!! This Game Is Early Access!!!! Survive alone or with others in this Post Apocalyptic, Horror, Survival, Looter/Shooter with Base Building And Raiding. Join the community to watch this game grow and Get Exclusive Rewards and Content. https://discord.gg/S6dwXe8p9X

    2021ActionStrategyIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Survival Game Online — Steam game cover

    Zombie Survival Game Online

    Single-player alternative to END: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with END: Awakening.

    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.

    2023ActionStrategyIndie3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Never Be Alone — Steam game cover

    Never Be Alone

    Single-player alternative to END: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with END: Awakening.

    Never Be Alone is an open-world zombie survival game for solo play and seamless co-op. Explore a world reclaimed by nature, protect a fragile safezone, and uncover the truth behind your forgotten past 10 years after the outbreak.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Infect: The Last Stand — Steam game cover

    Infect: The Last Stand

    Single-player alternative to END: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with END: Awakening.

    Experience brutal Hardcore PvPvE survival powered by Unreal Engine 5. Every decision matters, every step could be your last, and every sound you hear might be your final one. Do you have what it takes to survive the hunt?

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Afterinfection — Steam game cover

    Afterinfection

    Single-player alternative to END: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with END: Awakening.

    Afterinfection is a brand new zombie survival game designed in Unreal 4 and being developed by a small team from Thailand. After creating your survivor, you’ll start with nothing and have to make your way across a large island searching for food, water, weapons, and crafting supplies.

    2025ActionStrategyIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    After the Fall® — Steam game cover

    After the Fall®

    Single-player alternative to END: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with END: Awakening.

    From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.

    2021ActionAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Taora : Survival — Steam game cover

    Taora : Survival

    Single-player alternative to END: Awakening — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with END: Awakening.

    Taora is an open world survival game with unique character building and crafting. Build and upgrade your base, and survive the zombie apocalypse !

    2024ActionAdventureSimulation13.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →