Single-player games like The Refuge
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Refuge, 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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Polygone
Single-player alternative to The Refuge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Refuge.
Polygone is a low-poly, yet highly visual take on the classic "Zombie Modes" in modern first person shooters. Play with up to four friends to fight off endless hordes of over 50 different zombies and bosses on a massive map that you'll need to unlock areas to explore.
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Polygeddon
Single-player alternative to The Refuge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Refuge.
You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!
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Zombie Survival Game Online
Single-player alternative to The Refuge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Refuge.
Zombie Survival Game Online is an open-world, post-apocalyptic, looter shooter. Craft, quest, explore, build, and fight for survival. Parkour up a mountainside, ramp a truck over a horde, and grab a gasmask to explore the sewers. Can you survive? Doubtful.
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Unturned
Single-player alternative to The Refuge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Refuge.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
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Infect: The Last Stand
Single-player alternative to The Refuge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Refuge.
Experience brutal Hardcore PvPvE survival powered by Unreal Engine 5. Every decision matters, every step could be your last, and every sound you hear might be your final one. Do you have what it takes to survive the hunt?
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Survive the Nights
Single-player alternative to The Refuge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Refuge.
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
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Dead Matter
Single-player alternative to The Refuge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Refuge.
After a rampant viral outbreak causes global society to collapse, you must survive the harsh wilderness of the Canadian Rockies amidst vast hordes of Infected and rival survivors.
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Fargone
Single-player alternative to The Refuge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with The Refuge.
Fargone is an RPG-based survival game with a strong focus on creating a living, breathing world through dynamic events, and NPC interactions. Set in a fictional land known only as The Barrens, you must survive by any means, whether that be alone or by allying yourself with a faction.
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Vanity
Single-player alternative to The Refuge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Refuge.
Created by a single developer with a passion for video games, Vanity immerses you in a world of frenetic action, whether in PvP or PvE, with over 10 maps, 9 game modes, over 10 weapons, abilities and ultimates. powerful.
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Dark Investigation : Experiment
Single-player alternative to The Refuge — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Refuge.
Play as a private detective sent on the trail of a missing person. What seemed like a simple case quickly turns into a nightmare. Will you be the one to solve the case... or just another victim of this mystery?