Single-player games like Upwind
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Upwind, 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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Fishing Alone
Single-player alternative to Upwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Upwind.
Fishing Alone is a game where you play as an automata service robot, endlessly fishing in a tranquil, post-apocalyptic world, uncovering fragments of the lost human past.
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UNDER the WATER - an ocean survival game
Single-player alternative to Upwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upwind.
How long do you survive on a small island in the middle of a flooded world?
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Where's the Boat
Single-player alternative to Upwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Upwind.
Where's the Boat is a sandbox open world survival crafting game set on an archipelago of deserted islands. Gather resources, craft tools, tend to your needs and travel from island to island in search for a way back to civilization.
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Hiraeth
Single-player alternative to Upwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upwind.
☵ HIRAETH is a sci-fi, first-person realistic survival game set on the desolate alien planet Ahra Prime, now offering an introduction to Story Mode with tasks and a multi‑stage quest. Explore on foot, by vehicle, or underwater as the planet tests you. Only the strong survive – but how long… and you?
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Pigeon Guild
Single-player alternative to Upwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upwind.
Pigeon Guild is an adventure RPG with no combat. You play as Jules Corso, a rookie cadet in an airborne postal service. Pilot your flying cargo boat through Cassandria - a world of floating islands where every delivery tells a story.
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The Crisis Zone
Single-player alternative to Upwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upwind.
The Crisis Zone is a sci-fi exploration game with elements of horror in a dramatic atmosphere. Explore this open world and find information about how you got here and how you can escape from this quarantine zone. Avoid the monsters and security drones patrolling the territory
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SCP
Single-player alternative to Upwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Upwind.
Explore, craft, and survive in a post-apocalyptic world where SCP anomalies roam freely. Brace yourself for nightly assaults as SCP-049's twisted creations close in.
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Sailing alone:Aftermath
Single-player alternative to Upwind — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Upwind.
You are just an ordinary person, with only a small boat serving as your home, struggling to find a way to survive in the ruthless ocean of the post-apocalyptic world.