Single-player games like Extinction Zone
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Extinction Zone, 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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Pale Tide
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Extinction Zone.
A top-down zombie extraction survival game where you and your dog scavenge resources from deadly infected zones. Rescue survivors, and return to a hidden bunker to upgrade your gear, grow your crew, and prepare your escape before the largest horde ever witnessed floods the region, the Pale Tide.
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Bug Drop
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Extinction Zone.
Fight, upgrade, and survive in a fast-paced top-down action roguelite where 20 unique heroes with special traits, weapons and abilities take on the swarm of alien bugs.
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Keep Her Safe
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Extinction Zone.
Scavenge by day, defend by night. Gather resources, build and fortify your base in a wasteland ravaged by acid rain, protect the Energy Core from relentless zombie hordes, and work toward completing a rocket project that could end the apocalypse.
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Rust & Roots
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Extinction Zone.
The machine island was supposed to be a technological utopia on the bleeding edge of technology. Now it's a slaughterhouse. You are the only thing standing between rampaging AI and the rest of humanity. Fight for a chance to survive in a top-down classical shooter and defy the machine!
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ZERO Sievert
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Extinction Zone.
Now with over 600,000 copies sold, ZERO Sievert is a tense top-down extraction shooter that challenges you to scavenge a procedurally-generated wasteland, loot gear, and explore what’s left of a devastated world. When the odds are stacked against you, you’ll need to do more than just survive...
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John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Extinction Zone.
Pick a character and team up with three friends ‘cause it’s time to save the world. Experience intense FPS action as you obliterate hordes of terrifying monsters! You may not be on the best team of mercenaries, but you are… a Toxic Commando!
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Deadline Escape
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Extinction Zone.
Deadline Escape is a Low Poly Extraction Looter Shooter that throws you into a Post-Apocalyptic World. Scavenge for valuable resources, face deadly enemies and fight for your survival as the clock ticks down toward the deadline.
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Night Raider
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Extinction Zone.
Night Raider is a thrilling adventure exploration shooter game. Players need to carry weapons into the city occupied by zombies, as far as possible in various buildings to collect necessary supplies, evacuate alive to bring supplies back to the camp. But you have to face are not just zombies...
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Trigger Dungeon
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Extinction Zone.
Rage inducing trap-filled precision platformer ideal for speedrunners and masochists alike. Navigate through nearly 200 hundred rooms filled with devious tricks and traps. Classic, easy to pick-up gameplay with colourful pixel art graphics.
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Tameshi
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Extinction Zone.
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Power-up your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Survive the onslaught and emerge victorious!
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Chromacell
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Extinction Zone.
In this sideways scrolling shmup, take control of your spaceship and navigate through vibrant pixelated environments filled with hordes of enemy spacecraft. Upgrade your ship and weapons, dodge enemy fire while blasting through each stage. Emerge victorious as the ultimate space pilot!
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Tiny Racing
Single-player alternative to Extinction Zone — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Extinction Zone.
A nostalgic top-down racing game with vibrant pixel art. Choose from unique vehicles, conquer constrasting tracks, and master different modes. With intuitive arcade controls, experience high-speed excitement and become the ultimate racing champion in this retro race adventure!