Single-player games like Lone Apocalypse
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Lone Apocalypse, 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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Afterlight
Single-player alternative to Lone Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lone Apocalypse.
Afterlight is an open-world sandbox survival horror game combining base-building, crafting, and tower defense. Hunt for supplies by day. Build your defenses and outlast the horde when night falls, solo or co-op. The virus was planned. You're the loose end.
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Just Madness: Earth Apocalypse 1979
Single-player alternative to Lone Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Lone Apocalypse.
The world ended. The madness began. As Max, survive a brutal, radioactive wasteland to save your kidnapped daughter from a ruthless gang. Fight radiation, explore a dangerous open world in 1st/3rd person, and make choices that shape your destiny in this dark RPG survival.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Lone Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Lone Apocalypse.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, the first chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which started it all.
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Fallout 4
Single-player alternative to Lone Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Lone Apocalypse.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
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THE MEME HUNTER
Single-player alternative to Lone Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lone Apocalypse.
THE MEME HUNTER is a dynamic first–person shooter in which you will exterminate crowds of evil memes. They're everywhere. They're out for your blood. They will follow you wherever you go…
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Outbreak Island
Single-player alternative to Lone Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lone Apocalypse.
Survive on a remote Island, where a mysterious Outbreak awakens bloodthirsty monsters at night. Craft, build and defend your base in the brutal world of Outbreak Island, an open-world sandbox survival horror game.
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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Lone Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Lone Apocalypse.
Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Single-player alternative to Lone Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Lone Apocalypse.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky – standalone prequel for the acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, which tells you story about the Clear Sky group, that want to research the Zone and understand it better.
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Backrooms: Infinite
Single-player alternative to Lone Apocalypse — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Lone Apocalypse.
Backrooms: Infinite is a first-person survival exploration game. Explore endlessly expanding Backrooms, scavenge supplies, document anomalies, face threats, and return to outposts to prepare for your next expedition. Go alone or with friends — escape is not the only answer.