Single-player games like City Z
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to City Z, 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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Stratogun
Single-player alternative to City Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with City Z.
An ultra-fast arcade space shooter where every split second counts. Fight through endless swarms of enemies, upgrade your ship, and conquer the deadly Red Orbit or be consumed by it.
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Cubed and Dangerous
Single-player alternative to City Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with City Z.
Blast your way through infinite hordes while completing objectives in this chaotic twin-stick looter shooter with frantic juicy combat. Upgrade gear, recruit heroes, tackle cumulative escalating challenges in your quest for the build of ultimate destruction.
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HordeZ
Single-player alternative to City Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with City Z.
If you are looking for a on-rails arcade experience that blends between classics like Doom, Left 4 dead and House of the Dead then we got you covered! Fast and simple gameplay that will bring you into a creepy world of zombies and demons. Show your skills to the world through our global leadboard system!
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Monstrum
Single-player alternative to City Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with City Z.
Monstrum takes the traditional survival horror formula and remixes it completely with procedurally generated levels, permadeath, and AI driven predators, ensuring that nowhere on its derelict cargo ship is ever truly safe.
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Survivor Mercs
Single-player alternative to City Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with City Z.
Purge the billionaires' robot army with your Merc squad! Fast-paced twin-stick action, frantic horde survival, tactical squad-building & tons of loot! Exploit game-breaking synergies to beat the M.E.G.A. Corp. bosses in ever-changing operations. Lock, load, and loot, Commander!
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Flame Over
Single-player alternative to City Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with City Z.
Blending top down "squirt em-up" action and "Pyroguelike" game mechanics, Flame Over features fast-paced fire-fighting thrills, randomly generated levels, 4 different game zones and dastardly hazards at every turn!
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Witchinour
Single-player alternative to City Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with City Z.
Witchinour is a roguelite twin stick shooter focused on fast, 60fps action and constantly increasing difficulty. You play as an explorer who comes across a dungeon that an apprentice witch named Nour found herself lost in years ago on a full moon...
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Battle Planet - Judgement Day
Single-player alternative to City Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with City Z.
Battle Planet - Judgement Day is a planetary rogue-lite top-down shooter. You are one of the universe's 3 most wanted criminals on the run, fighting your way through hordes of aliens, military and police units. There is only one way to reclaim your freedom - destroy them all...
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Storm Chasers
Single-player alternative to City Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with City Z.
Be one of those intrepid storm chasers in this online multiplayer video game. Your goal is to shoot the best twisters pictures without dying because of powerful winds and flying debris. Feel the challenge of correctly forecasting and intercepting storms with the optimal vantage points before other players.