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Single-player games like Black Skies

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Black Skies, 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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    Road Survival: Bigger on the Inside — Steam game cover

    Road Survival: Bigger on the Inside

    Single-player alternative to Black Skies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Black Skies.

    In a toxic, zombie-ridden wasteland, survival is brutal. Upgrade your RV into a foldable-space mobile base—farm, craft, gather resources, and fend off the undead to build your last safe haven.

    2027IndieAdventureSimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
  2. 2
    ZIC: Survival — Steam game cover

    ZIC: Survival

    Single-player alternative to Black Skies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Black Skies.

    ZIC: Survival is a survival shooter where you feel The Zombie Apocalypse & become The Undead Hunter!

    2019ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deadly Infestation — Steam game cover

    Deadly Infestation

    Single-player alternative to Black Skies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Black Skies.

    Collect resources, hunt, mine, build your base, weapons and objects to help you survive. Are you able to discover the real reason for your journey?

    2022ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  4. 4
    30 days to survive — Steam game cover

    30 days to survive

    Single-player alternative to Black Skies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Black Skies.

    "30 days to survive" - the game is going day, in a world where there is a zombie Apocalypse! The protagonist has to survive 30 days on a randomly generated map full of dead.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
  5. 5
    The Rule of Land: Pioneers — Steam game cover

    The Rule of Land: Pioneers

    Single-player alternative to Black Skies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Black Skies.

    This is a survival game. After the coronation, human beings had to move into the underground. Fifty years later, some people thought the disaster was over and organized a survival competition on the surface. Some brave people took part in the competition . You are one of them.

    2023StrategyIndieSimulation10.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Frost Survival VR — Steam game cover

    Frost Survival VR

    Single-player alternative to Black Skies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Black Skies.

    Sandbox Survival in VR. Face a frozen wilderness solo or in co-op - build a shelter, craft tools, hunt for food, and manage your resources to endure harsh conditions. Strategize your moves against unpredictable weather and lurking dangers. And remember to keep yourself safe and sane!

    2025IndieAdventureSimulation14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    KeepUp Survival — Steam game cover

    KeepUp Survival

    Single-player alternative to Black Skies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Black Skies.

    KeepUp Survival is an open base-building and exploration game set in a natural, abandoned world. Build, gather, survive, and unfold your own story on a mysterious island.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Northern Lights — Steam game cover

    Northern Lights

    Single-player alternative to Black Skies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Black Skies.

    Northern Lights is an open world survival simulation set in the extreme conditions of the arctic tundra. Clinging to life, you must use real-life survival techniques to gather resources, craft, and hunt while tending to your health and sanity. Can you survive your way out of the mysterious island?

    2020IndieSimulationEarly Access11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →