Single-player games like How to Survive 2
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to How to Survive 2, 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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How to Survive
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
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How To Survive: Third Person Standalone
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
Driven by community suggestion, 505 Games and EKO Software introduce you to a new single player 3rd person view experience that allows you to re-play the zombie crafting adventure "How to Survive" from a deeply immersive point of view.
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Re.poly
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
Re.Poly is a relaxed yet deep indie survival game in a low-poly style that blends exploration, combat, building, and adventure. Whether alone or with friends, create your own world, write your own story, and decide how you want to play.
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METAL GEAR SURVIVE
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
METAL GEAR SURVIVE builds upon MGSV’s stealth action gameplay with elements of exploration and survival creating a bold new experience. *An internet connection is required to play the game.
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Night of the Dead
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
'Night of the Dead' is an open-world game that combines elements of exploration, tower defense, survival, and crafting. Traverse a world dominated by zombies while collecting various resources and powerful equipment. Build a fortress to survive the hordes of zombies that swarm every night!
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DeadPoly
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with How to Survive 2.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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Out of Reach
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
You’re a castaway stranded in the middle of nowhere. Storm is gone, the worst certainly not. Look for food and resources, craft gear, make shelters. These are the basics, you need much more to stay alive on this cut-off-the-world, yet not desert island. Build & burn, sail & explore, be Out of Reach!
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Dungeon Siege III
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with How to Survive 2.
Fight hordes of dangerous creatures in a mystical fantasy world.
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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with How to Survive 2.
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
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This War of Mine
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with How to Survive 2.
In This War Of Mine you do not play as an elite soldier, rather a group of civilians trying to survive in a besieged city; struggling with lack of food, medicine and constant danger from snipers and hostile scavengers. The game provides an experience of war seen from an entirely new angle.
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Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with How to Survive 2.
From the producer of the original Fallout comes Wasteland 2. With over 80 hours of gameplay, deck out your Ranger squad with devastating weaponry, test the limits of your strategy skills, and bring justice to the Wasteland! The choices are yours…but so are the consequences.
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Titan Quest II
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with How to Survive 2.
Nemesis, Goddess of Retribution, is out of control. She is corrupting the Threads of Fate and punishing all those who oppose her. Take up your weapon, fight alongside gods, and change fate itself in Titan Quest II, an action RPG inspired by Greek mythology.
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Warhammer: Chaosbane
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
In a world ravaged by war and dominated by magic, you must rise up to face the Chaos hordes. Playing solo or with up to four players in local or online co-op, choose a hero from four character classes and prepare for epic battles wielding some of the most powerful artefacts of the Old World.
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Dragonkin: The Banished
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with How to Survive 2.
The draconic threat is once again upon us. Legendary heroes rise up to face the legions from the depths. Tame your wyrmlings, create unique power builds with the Ancestral Grid, expand your city and destroy the Dragons!
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Welcome to ParadiZe
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
Paradise isn't exactly what you hoped for: it's infested with zombies! Thankfully, you can control them. Capture them and teach them to farm or fight. They will help you defend our camp while you explore the world looking for… a new paradise.
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Rugby 22
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Crouch, bind, set! Discover the true rugby experience. Play with best clubs and top nations, enjoy dynamic gameplay that stays faithful to the sport, and experience the intensity of big matches.
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RUGBY 20
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Rugby 20 gives you the complete rugby experience! With overhauled tactics management, optimised graphics and more realistic player behaviour, the game is a true reflection of modern rugby.
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Handball 17
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Find the 82 official teams from the most prestigious European leagues in the best handball simulation. Experience all the sensations of handball thanks to the easy-to-use controls, dynamic Career mode and fast-flowing matches, in both single player and multiplayer modes.