Single-player games like Dead Oil
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Oil, 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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CLEAR RED
Single-player alternative to Dead Oil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
A first-person roguelike buried in a Cold War ICBM bunker under alien siege. Defend the missile. Drill through soil, tunnels, caves and even ancient temples. Collect resources, craft items, upgrade everything. Burn coal to keep bunker running. Find two launch keys. Fire. Kill the mothership. Repeat.
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Sivers
Single-player alternative to Dead Oil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
Sivers is an RPG-roguelike with a unique style, where waves of enemies test your strategy. Use spells and build defenses, develop your hero, and fight bosses and varied foes. Victory on the first try is unlikely — every attempt brings you closer to success!
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Choo Choo Survivor 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Oil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Drive your train through the zombie apocalypse, gather resources, rescue survivors, and upgrade your train strategically into a powerhouse of destruction. Defeat the boss and get to the end to win, or complete the survival challenge!
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Dome Keeper
Single-player alternative to Dead Oil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
Defend against waves of alien monsters in this unique roguelike action miner. Dig for resources, collect useful gadgets, and upgrade equipment to increase odds of survival – just hurry back before your dome is destroyed!
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The Flame in the Flood
Single-player alternative to Dead Oil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Oil.
A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.
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Roboquest
Single-player alternative to Dead Oil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Roboquest is a fast FPS Roguelite in a scorched futureworld. You're a rebooted Guardian, ready to kick some metal ass! Fight with your buddy or by yourself and annihilate hordes of deadly bots in ever-changing environments.
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Dead Oil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Left 4 Dead 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Oil — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Oil.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.