Single-player games like How to Survive 2
Below are 18 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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Dig or Die
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with How to Survive 2.
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
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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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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with How to Survive 2.
The dead have risen and civilization has fallen. Now it's up to you to gather survivors, scavenge for resources and build a community in a post-apocalyptic world – a world where you define what it means to survive in this ultimate zombie survival simulation.
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Don't Starve Together
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
Fight, Farm, Build and Explore Together in the standalone multiplayer expansion to the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
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The Survivalists
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
A living world full of surprises, secrets and danger awaits in The Survivalists, an adventure-filled survival sandbox set in The Escapists universe. Explore, build, craft and even train monkeys with up to three friends in a desperate bid to survive. Have you got what it takes to be a Survivalist?
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Valheim
Single-player alternative to How to Survive 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with How to Survive 2.
A collaborative exploration and survival game for 1-10 players, set in a procedurally generated afterlife inspired by Viking culture. Battle, build, and conquer your way to a saga worthy of Odin’s patronage!
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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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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.