Single-player games like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Island: Riptide 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 Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of 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: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide 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: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide 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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Dead Island 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide 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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Killing Floor 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide 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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Back 4 Blood
Single-player alternative to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
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Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.
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State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide 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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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Single-player alternative to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
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Shadow Warrior 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
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DEAD RISING®
Single-player alternative to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!
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Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide 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: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide 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: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide 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: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide 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: Riptide Definitive Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Island: Riptide 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: Riptide 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.