Single-player games like DUST: Origins
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to DUST: Origins, 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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SCP
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DUST: Origins.
Infiltrate breached SCP facilities in this tactical co-op horror extraction shooter. Survive surreal anomalies, recover forbidden intel, and escape.. or lose everything. The deeper you go, the stranger and deadlier it gets.
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GRAFT
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with DUST: Origins.
YOU ARE THE SHIP OF THESEUS. Who, or what, will you be when you escape the Arc? A story-driven survival horror RPG from the makers of the Shadowrun Trilogy.
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Master Π
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DUST: Origins.
A fast-paced action shooter where dual-pistol combat, resource-driven abilities, and rhythm-based boss encounters combine into a skill-focused combat experience set in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Blood in the Panopticon
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DUST: Origins.
Enter an ASCII-Art bullet hell war-zone! Guide and maintain your Android and enact vengeance upon this corrupted world. Upgrade C424, keep her loyal, and use her to paint the Concrete Plains red. But remember: PANOPTICON always stares back.
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The Redundant
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DUST: Origins.
Step into the metallic boots of an abandoned robot and fight back against an army of virus-infected machines. In this exciting action-adventure, sneak or battle your way around the facility, uncover its secrets, and isolate each section from the network - before it's too late...
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Terrible Life Expectancy
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DUST: Origins.
Terrible Life Expectancy is a roguelite top-down shooter with Survivors elements. Fight absurd hordes of mutants for the amusement of an unseen bloodthirsty audience and only inherit all your upgrades as long as someone in your family is still breathing... or at least twitching.
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Re:Rite
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DUST: Origins.
Lithium-16 built a utopia, then the wells ran dry. Shed your human form and grow from a scrappy survivor into a skyscraper-sized Kaiju. Hack and slash or shred hordes with bullet-hell guns, level buildings and city blocks, and rewrite every run. Fight solo or bring up to 3 friends.
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NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DUST: Origins.
NO LIFE: Zombie Survivor is a brutal survival roguelite where you’ll face endless hordes of relentless zombies. Choose your survivor and weapons, each with unique abilities and playstyles, and gear up for increasingly intense battles against the undead.
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Wayfinder
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DUST: Origins.
Become a Wayfinder, and unlock their powers as you choose your path and playstyle while pushing back a hostile force that has overtaken your world. A Co-Op ARPG where you directly shape and customize the endless adventures you go on with friends, because Wayfinders are stronger together.
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Ruined King: A League of Legends Story™
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with DUST: Origins.
Rise Against Ruin - Unite a party of League of Legends Champions, explore Bilgewater and set sail for the Shadow Isles to uncover the secrets of the deadly Black Mist in this immersive turn-based RPG.
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Darksiders Genesis
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DUST: Origins.
DARKSIDERS: GENESIS gives players their first look at the world of DARKSIDERS before the events of the original game. Furthermore, it introduces the fourth and last horseman STRIFE, as well as Co-op gameplay for the first time in the history of the franchise.
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Battle Chasers: Nightwar
Single-player alternative to DUST: Origins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with DUST: Origins.
Battle Chasers: Nightwar is an RPG inspired by the classic console greats, featuring deep dungeon diving, turn-based combat presented in a classic JRPG format, and a rich story driven by exploration of the world.