Single-player games like HordeZ
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to HordeZ, 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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Arizona Sunshine®
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HordeZ.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
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Hover Junkers
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HordeZ.
Engage in multiplayer VR gunfights that capture real gun play like no FPS you've played before. Pilot and fortify Hover Junkers as you physically walk, duck, dodge and aim in cross ship combat.
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2017 VR
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HordeZ.
“2017” is an excellent VR Co-op Survival game, in which players from all over the world gather together in teams to try and hold back the zombie hordes and prevent the outbreak from spreading any further. You won't miss it!
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Raw Data
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HordeZ.
Built from the ground up for VR, Raw Data’s action gameplay, intuitive controls, challenging enemies, and sci-fi atmosphere will completely immerse you within the surreal world of Eden Corp. Go solo or team up and become the adrenaline-charged heroes of your own futuristic technothriller.
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Dead Effect 2 VR
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HordeZ.
Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.
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After the Fall®
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HordeZ.
From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.
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Half-Life: Alyx
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HordeZ.
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.
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The Brookhaven Experiment
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HordeZ.
The Brookhaven Experiment has terrified players and creators like Jacksepticeye and Markiplier. A VR shooter classic with bone-chilling atmosphere and easy-to-master controls it is a perfect experience to share with friends and family. Face down waves of horrifying monsters in VR’s scariest shooter!
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HordeZ.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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The Lab
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!
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Xion
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HordeZ.
Xion revives the arcade and shoot ’em ups of the 1990’s in a refreshing and unique way with a fully destructible voxel landscape setting and your very own spaceship that you design and upgrade in an infinite number of ways.
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X-Fire VR
Single-player alternative to HordeZ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with HordeZ.
X-Fire VR is a Rogue-lite Duck & Cover experience in a futuristic world full of hostile aliens and robots. The game features over 15 different enemy types, massive large levels with just the first mission taking up 1 hour or more to complete.