Single-player games like Rise of The Newborns
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Rise of The Newborns, 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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Smalland 2: Lost Realms
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
The Smallfolk are back with a massively expanded universe in this open-world survival adventure set on a tiny scale! Enjoy up to 10 player co-op where you craft weapons and armor, form companionships with creatures, build encampments, and discover strange new lands.
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Rifted Earth
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Rise of The Newborns.
Survival FPS set after an alien invasion. The explosion of an alien energy core shattered reality, creating rifts to the past, other parts of Earth, and parallel worlds. As a survivor from New Bohemia, uncover rift energy secrets and learn what the aliens are building and why.
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The First Library
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
Restore a fallen medieval world in this co-op survival builder. Knowledge is your most important resource: Travel through portals, defeat mighty bosses, and reclaim lost books. Build your library stone by stone, unlock new worlds, and defend your knowledge against the shadows.
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Grounded 2
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
Shrunk again, but the world is much larger. In this open-world, single-player or co-op survival adventure, craft weapons and armor, build your base, and traverse the playground on your buggy. But something else is out there—and it hasn’t forgotten you.
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Plains of Pain
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
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Dune: Awakening
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
Dune: Awakening is an Open World Survival RPG where you can fully immerse yourself in the epic world of Dune. Alone or with friends, explore a vast open world Arrakis, survive the sandworms, build a home, craft an ornithopter, and unravel the mystery of the missing Fremen.
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VEIN
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Rise of The Newborns.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
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Shamania
Single-player alternative to Rise of The Newborns — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Rise of The Newborns.
Shamania is an open world survival game where you can CRAFT, FIGHT, and EXPLORE a vibrant sandbox world with friends in CO-OP. Expand your base as a hub for survival, gather resources, and master professions to unlock new tools and opportunities!