Single-player games like Envy the Dead
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Envy the Dead, 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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Survivor Squad
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Envy the Dead.
Survivor Squad is a Strategy Action game where you control a Squad of up to four survivors and guide them through a highly randomized world looking for supplies to aid you on your journey.
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March of the Living
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Envy the Dead.
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
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Infectonator: Survivors
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Envy the Dead.
"Infectonator : Survivors" is a Randomized Permadeath Survival Simulator that combines RTS, Tower Defense, Roguelike, and Management-Simulation gameplay. The goal is to lead a group of survivors in a struggle to stay alive and find rescue in a zombie apocalyptic world.
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Necrosmith 2
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Envy the Dead.
Like a dead man reanimated by dark sorcery, the necromancer simulator is back! Give the undead the ability to fly over mountains and swim across rivers, explore a fully generated world at night and fend off enemy hordes during the day. Start a new, uhm, life.
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Atom Zombie Smasher
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Envy the Dead.
The zombie apocalypse is upon us and it's up to you to evacuate everyone before they fall prey to the undead. Conduct massive rescue operations with a helping hand from snipers, artillery crews, orbital bombardments, and more.
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Hunters Of The Dead
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Envy the Dead.
Rescue your fellow Hunters, and with their help locate and destroy Dracula!
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SKYHILL
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Envy the Dead.
World War III is over, the world's infested with mutants and your supplies are running out. Fight your way down this damned hotel, from your penthouse on top to the first floor. Craft weapons, search for food and reach the exit. Otherwise you'll be torn apart, starve to death or maybe both...
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Dead in Antares
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Envy the Dead.
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
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Slay the Spire
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Envy the Dead.
We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!
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Gedonia
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Envy the Dead.
Gedonia is a classic open world rpg, featuring a complete freedom of building your character, exploring a huge world and completing quests.
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Gedonia 2
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Envy the Dead.
Gedonia 2 is an online coop RPG, which allows up to 4 players to freely explore living open world and build absolutely unique characters. An expanded and improved sequel for RPG Gedonia.
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Galaxy Squad
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Envy the Dead.
Galaxy squad is a hardcore turn-based tactical roguelike, inspired by FTL and XCOM.
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Putrefaction
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Putrefaction is a First Person Shooter with horror elements, lots of enemies and weapons, heavily inspired by old-school shooter classics.
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The Tape
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Tape is a slow and creepy first person horror game, with mystical story and abstract psychological elements.
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Putrefaction 2: Void Walker
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Putrefaction 2: Void Walker is fast-paced, hardcore, arcade FPS, inspired by old-school shooters.
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Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown
Single-player alternative to Envy the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Putrefaction 2: Rumble in the hometown is a stand-alone campaign for Putrefaction 2: Void Walker, with new levels and enemies to fight. You can play this game without purchasing original Putrefaction 2.