Single-player games like The Road of Dust and Sorrow
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Road of Dust and Sorrow, 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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Desolate City: Last Show
Single-player alternative to The Road of Dust and Sorrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
It's the last concert of his tour, and Don Aitor will have to survive the horror. Discover the consequences of the strange virus threatening the pixelated city of Gray Bay in this survival horror/action RPG.
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Departure of Darkness
Single-player alternative to The Road of Dust and Sorrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
Pure determination to save her brother keeps Emma in this parasite-infected airport. Scavenge, unravel, and slaughter your way through Departure of Darkness, a 90s survival-horror throwback. Tread lightly when rescuing the survivors or you’ll succumb to the hive mind…
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Zombies In The Dark
Single-player alternative to The Road of Dust and Sorrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
Alan Rogers, who survived the zombie apocalypse since childhood, thanks to the invention of serum against the virus, follows a new order, allowing to seize any real estate if it is cleared of undead and goes to one of the three-storey mansions by the ocean to take possession of it.
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PHASE ZERO
Single-player alternative to The Road of Dust and Sorrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
A grotesque illness binds the town of Flint Peak. Several survivors try to escape with their lives as mysterious creatures roam the streets. Face horrific monsters, solve puzzles and uncover the truth in this classic survival horror. Can you escape the nightmare?
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Mazepocalypse
Single-player alternative to The Road of Dust and Sorrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
Choose your character and shoot through zombies in this retro dot-collecting maze arcade game for 1-4 players! Featuring multiple ways to play, tackle one of the game's 6 unique scenarios in Campaign mode, or shoot for the hi-score in Arcade mode!
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The Last of Us™ Part I
Single-player alternative to The Road of Dust and Sorrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
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APART™
Single-player alternative to The Road of Dust and Sorrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
APART™ Is a third-person adventure game that follows an undead child with a severed arm companion whose bond seems to defy death. Survive and explore a world plunged into darkness after a tech breakthrough turns biological remains into humanity’s most valuable energy source.
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Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Road of Dust and Sorrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
From the creators that brought you The Test Trilogy & many other experiences, comes Zombie Apocalypse Survival Simulator. Will you survive in the new world? Or will you become just another victim to looters, bandits, or worst of all... The Voracious Dead. There's only one way to find out...
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The Long Reach
Single-player alternative to The Road of Dust and Sorrow — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Road of Dust and Sorrow.
At its heart The Long Reach is an adventure game. Closer inspection also reveals it’s a thrilling horror story, flavoured with sci-fi ideology, psychological context and a skeptical view on the human psyche.