Single-player games like The Escapists
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Escapists, 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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The Escapists 2
Single-player alternative to The Escapists — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Escapists.
Craft, Steal, Brawl and Escape! It’s time to bust out of the toughest prisons in the world as you return to the life of an inmate in The Escapists 2, now with multiplayer! Have you got what it takes to escape?
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The Escapists: The Walking Dead
Single-player alternative to The Escapists — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Escapists.
Merging the smash hit indie game The Escapists with the world wide phenomenon that is The Walking Dead, Team17 have taken the very best of both worlds and are now providing players with the opportunity to play Rick Grimes as he takes on hordes of zombies let loose upon the world.
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Sheltered
Single-player alternative to The Escapists — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Escapists.
Sheltered is a deep and emotional survival management game. You take on the role of protecting four family members who, after a global apocalypse, have found their way to a deserted shelter.
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Don't Starve
Single-player alternative to The Escapists — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Escapists.
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to The Escapists — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Escapists.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Crashlands
Single-player alternative to The Escapists — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Escapists.
Fight and tame alien beasts, craft resources into menacing weaponry, befriend the outlandish locals, and go toe-to-chin with a world-domineering maniac.
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Prison Architect
Single-player alternative to The Escapists — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Escapists.
Only the world’s most ruthless Warden can contain the world’s most ruthless inmates. Design and develop your personalized penitentiary in Prison Architect.
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Starbound
Single-player alternative to The Escapists — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Escapists.
You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...
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Spud's Quest
Single-player alternative to The Escapists — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Escapists.
Spud's Quest is an adventure game that draws its inspiration from the classic games of old, most notably the Dizzy, Zelda, and Metroid series. Help Spud and his friend Prince Charming on a journey to uncover four ancient elemental essences that have the power to remove a curse upon the royal family.