Single-player games like Dead Island Definitive Edition
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Island Definitive Edition, 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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Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
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.
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Killing Floor 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
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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DESOLATE
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
DESOLATE is a first person horror survival experience. Form a research team with up to 4 players and explore an open world filled with mysteries and unsolved questions, or do it all on your own.
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Contagion
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
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.
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Dead Island 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.
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Dying Light: The Beast
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
BECOME THE BEAST. SURVIVE THE NIGHT. A terrifying new chapter in the Dying Light universe begins. As Kyle Crane, explore the vast and unpredictable wilderness, uncover a deadly evolution of the infected, and learn to control the beastly powers awakening inside you.
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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
From the dust of a gold mine to the dirt of a saloon, Call of Juarez® Gunslinger is a real homage to the Wild West tales. Live the epic and violent journey of a ruthless bounty hunter on the trail of the West’s most notorious outlaws.
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Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
THE OLD WEST, 1864. In order to save their family, the McCall brothers will kill anyone who stands between them and the legendary Gold of Juarez.
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Call of Juarez
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island Definitive Edition.
Call of Juarez is an epic adventure western themed FPS game. The player alternately assumes the roles of two distinct, antagonistic characters: a sneaking fugitive Billy and his hunter the reverend Ray.
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nail'd
Single-player alternative to Dead Island Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Constant sense of ultimate speed is your only companion, and fast reflexes and tactical skills are what stands between victory and defeat. Buy before Dec. 7 10AM PST and get 10% off.