Single-player games like Dead Above
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Above, 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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Isolation Edge
Single-player alternative to Dead Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Dead Above.
Isolation Edge is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a desolate world reclaimed by zombies. Traverse dangerous zones to scavenge, craft gear, and build your fortress to endure the relentless hordes. The past is lost, but on this isolated edge, every breath is a victory worth fighting for.
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NightfallZ
Single-player alternative to Dead Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Above.
This is a top-down survival and building game where you scavenge for resources and construct a base to defend against zombie attacks when nightfall. Warning! The wilderness at night is extremely dangerous; please stay inside your base.
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Cataclysm Era
Single-player alternative to Dead Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dead Above.
Build your forces, conquer cities, and unite the wasteland. Cataclysm Era merges real-time tactics, fast-paced top-down battles, and deep management systems to let you forge a new order from the world’s remains.
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AETHUS
Single-player alternative to Dead Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dead Above.
Explore a vast underground world to mine and craft hundreds of items while building up your modular Outpost on the surface, to prospect for gems, refine resources and farm hydroponic crops in this top-down sci-fi survival-crafter where the story always provides a reason to dig deeper.
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Renaissance Kingdom Wars - Prologue
Single-player alternative to Dead Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dead Above.
The year is 1510. In this grand strategy & RTS hybrid you play as one of a dozen characters across medieval Europe, Africa and Middle East. Start as a landless mercenary captain. Fight your way to become a minor lord. Rise up through Kingdoms hierarchy and be crowned, then expand your Kingdom.
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Corsair Cove
Single-player alternative to Dead Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Dead Above.
Build a sprawling pirate haven, raise a fleet to explore the high seas, and take on the Crown to keep the Age of Piracy alive! From ale to flintlock pistols, and from scallywags to swashbucklers, you’ll need to manage complex production chains and govern a rowdy crew to reign supreme over the seas!
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After Long Night
Single-player alternative to Dead Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Dead Above.
After Long Night is a sandbox survival RTS. Build and fortify your base, scavenge every corner for vital resources, craft deadly weapons, and raise a militia to fight off relentless zombie hordes that strike every night. In this world, scavenging isn't just survival—it's strategy, power and war.
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FALL
Single-player alternative to Dead Above — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Dead Above.
In the past, the world was almost invaded by zombies.You will play the commander of the remaining survivor camp, searching for hope for the last surviving companions, forming and assigning your special police squad to explore this post-apocalyptic world filled with zombies!