Single-player games like ZombieCards
Below are 7 single-player Steam games similar to ZombieCards, 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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War Trains
Single-player alternative to ZombieCards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ZombieCards.
The world as we knew it has been destroyed by the apocalypse... But the railroads have survived the war. And now you need to survive the post-apocalyptic era with their help.
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Neuroshima Hex
Single-player alternative to ZombieCards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and RPG with ZombieCards.
Neuroshima Hex is a post-apocalyptic tactical game from the designers of Neuroshima, the board game. It is all about strategy and tactics on one hexagonal battlefield. The game offers many different units, technologies and special abilities that can be used for an effective strategy.
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Contagion
Single-player alternative to ZombieCards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with ZombieCards.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.
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Dead Matter
Single-player alternative to ZombieCards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with ZombieCards.
After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.
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Root
Single-player alternative to ZombieCards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ZombieCards.
Might makes right in the wild wood! The award-winning board game of asymmetrical woodland warfare comes to cross-platform digital play! Combine subtle strategy and bold daring to guide your forest faction to victory!
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Tabletop Simulator
Single-player alternative to ZombieCards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with ZombieCards.
Tabletop Simulator is the only simulator where you can let your aggression out by flipping the table! There are no rules to follow: just you, a physics sandbox, and your friends. Make your own online board games or play the thousands of community created mods. Unlimited gaming possibilities!
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
Single-player alternative to ZombieCards — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with ZombieCards.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat is the direct sequel of the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl. As a Major Alexander Degtyarev you should investigate the crash of the governmental helicopters around the Zone and find out, what happened there.