Single-player games like The DeadLine
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The DeadLine, 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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L.S.S II
Single-player alternative to The DeadLine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The DeadLine.
L.S.S the fast paced wave shooter returns with all new game mechanics and enemy types to make the game even faster!
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Deadly Rain
Single-player alternative to The DeadLine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The DeadLine.
Deadly Rain is a survival horror FPS game that puts you in a terrifying fight for survival against hordes of scary mutants in a rainy, abandoned village. Find and manage resources to stay alive in the worst and most unexpected situations.
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Dead In Your TrackZ
Single-player alternative to The DeadLine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The DeadLine.
Dead In Your TrackZ is a VR Zombie Shooter where you defend your train from hordes of zombies while you fuel up. Shoot up zombies, get cool upgrades, and above all, survive. Featuring a classic progression mode and an unforgiving roguelike mode!
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Decay Breath VR
Single-player alternative to The DeadLine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The DeadLine.
In Decay Breath VR you'll experience detailed gun assembly and operation, the exhilaration of using weapons to dismember zombies, and creative combat styles that utilize props to fight zombies. Immersive physical and environmental interactions as well as the ability to team up and play online.
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Days Of Purgatory
Single-player alternative to The DeadLine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The DeadLine.
Days of purgatory is a roguelike co-operative FPS that will challenge the most veteran of players with overwhelming hordes of demons. Journey through the infested zones to find supplies that will aid in surviving another night.
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EXTANT: Zombie Eradication Co-op Simulation
Single-player alternative to The DeadLine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The DeadLine.
The apocalypse was years ago. Those still living are termed the 'Extant'. Millions of walking dead still roam the cities. Extant SOG groups of four operators have been tasked with infiltrating areas with supplies to retrieve for the Extant civilians. You are one of them. A 4-person CO-OP 3D shooter.
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Pathogen: Survival
Single-player alternative to The DeadLine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The DeadLine.
Pathogen: Survival is an arcadey wave based FPS zombie game that prioritises progression and customisation.
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Contagion
Single-player alternative to The DeadLine — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The DeadLine.
Contagion isn't your average Zombie Shooter but instead takes a more realistic and different approach to the popular genre with unique characters, environments, weapons, items, and a built in system that makes every round completely unpredictable with resources, objectives, and paths ever changing.