Single-player games like Iron Colony
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Iron Colony, 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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Escape Z
Single-player alternative to Iron Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Iron Colony.
Survive the apocalypse with friends in Escape Z. Fight and plan tactics to face hordes of zombies. Choose your character, map and prepare. Survival is your only option.
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MAZE RUNNER
Single-player alternative to Iron Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Iron Colony.
You start the game as a cyborg, lost in the world of the Maze. He will need to find and collect all the orbs that will unlock the door to his freedom. He will have fifteen minutes to do so, before he gets lost forever. Completed mazes as third-person shooter. Eliminated over 40 different enemies.
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Xheres
Single-player alternative to Iron Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Iron Colony.
Either FPS or TPS, choose your play style and survive the apocalypse on your own or with your friends. But one must know for sure it ain't gonna be easy, there are hordes waiting for you. Not even considering tough ones... Nevertheless it's gonna be fun.
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THE DARK SIDE OF CECLON
Single-player alternative to Iron Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Iron Colony.
Jensen, the sole survivor of the Nexentia shuttle crash on the planet CECLON. Alone, light years away from all human life! You will have to face the Nocturnes, primitive creatures in order to bring back the Veka energy, humanity's only hope.
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Otherskin
Single-player alternative to Iron Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Iron Colony.
Embark on a deadly solo mission to uncover Vandermire’s secrets. Absorb alien morphs to evolve beyond human limits. Guided by your AI suit, explore alien biomes, master unique abilities, and fight to survive in a stunning action adventure. The universe is at stake.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to Iron Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Iron Colony.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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The Callisto Protocol™
Single-player alternative to Iron Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Iron Colony.
Survive to escape the horrors of Callisto and uncover the dark secrets of Jupiter’s dead moon.
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Potentia
Single-player alternative to Iron Colony — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Iron Colony.
Third person shooter action adventure game with post-apocalyptic theme. Witness the adventures of Victor and his friends in this abandoned world.