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Single-player games like DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain, 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 Subminer — Steam game cover

    The Subminer

    Single-player alternative to DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain.

    An atmospheric underwater drilling roguelite beneath the icy crust of Enceladus. Pilot your submarine, explore the depths, mine resources through procedural caves and upgrade your base. Each dive is darker and more dangerous, and you must face the terrors lurking in the shadows. Live. Dive. Repeat.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Darkwood — Steam game cover

    Darkwood

    Single-player alternative to DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain.

    Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

    2017ActionStrategyAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days — Steam game cover

    Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days

    Single-player alternative to DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain.

    Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.

    2025ActionStrategySimulation24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Narcosis — Steam game cover

    Narcosis

    Single-player alternative to DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain.

    Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

    2017IndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Chernobylite Complete Edition — Steam game cover

    Chernobylite Complete Edition

    Single-player alternative to DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain.

    Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Edge of Sanity — Steam game cover

    Edge of Sanity

    Single-player alternative to DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain.

    Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.

    2024ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Trench — Steam game cover

    The Trench

    Single-player alternative to DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain.

    As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival — Steam game cover

    Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival

    Single-player alternative to DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain.

    You wake up in a bunker! The Earth became a battlefield. Dangerous creatures at every turn. We give you everything you need: medicine, weapons, shelter. Your task is to find your family. And please try to survive in this post-apocalypse.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Wantless : Solace at World’s End — Steam game cover

    Wantless : Solace at World’s End

    Single-player alternative to DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain.

    In this dystopic sci-fi Tactical RPG, save your patients from themselves. Craft your skills among millions of combinations, heal the mind and face ever growing nightmares in 10mn runs. Will you overcome the insidious being chasing you across minds?

    2024StrategyIndieRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →