Single-player games like The Short Trip
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Short Trip, 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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Corpse Mansion
Single-player alternative to The Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Short Trip.
Infiltrate a city under total military lockdown as Detective Draven Vaughn. Search for your missing partner, scavenge for supplies, and customize your arsenal to survive the reanimating dead. In Helga City, every choice counts—and time is running out.
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The Last Market
Single-player alternative to The Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Short Trip.
The Last Market is an open-world game set in a post-apocalyptic world where you run your own market in a safe zone for survivors. Fight zombies, collect sellable items, and grow your market by selling them.
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Dead Engine
Single-player alternative to The Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Short Trip.
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
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dead run
Single-player alternative to The Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Short Trip.
Travel around a fully-explorable, post-apocalyptic version of Earth and find the source of a mysterious radio signal. Collect supplies along the way to stay alive. Is there anyone out there?
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Ocean Is Home : Island Life Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Short Trip.
Ocean is Home is an island life simulator and an open world adventure rolled into one. Starting with a small house and an old pickup truck, you can build an estate and become a significant person in a warm tropical paradise.
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The Last Hope
Single-player alternative to The Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Short Trip.
You’ve made the biggest mistake in history. Now, you're the last hope. Explore the UK, Russia, Germany, Norway, Egypt, USA, Mars, and the Moon. Search for food, face creatures, travel through time, and fight to restore humanity. Survive or perish—your choices shape the future.
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Alaskan Road Truckers
Single-player alternative to The Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Short Trip.
Brave the challenging conditions of Alaskan life in the definitive trucker simulator. Be the master of your own destiny as you take jobs, transport cargo and experience a sense of freedom on foot and in your cab.
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Poly Roam
Single-player alternative to The Short Trip — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Short Trip.
Poly Roam is a survival, driving road-trip game featuring a large, explorable environment that is procedurally generated. Loot, gather, and drive as much as you can.