Single-player games like Escape From Z
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Escape From Z, 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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Scrapstorm
Single-player alternative to Escape From Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Z.
A 1-4 player bullet-heaven roguelite where the whole city is hunting you. Draft cards every level until one pistol turns into a screen-clearing mess, and watch out for the traffic, the third rail and whatever is running each district.
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DeadEye: A Roguelike Shooter
Single-player alternative to Escape From Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Z.
Stop time and master your revolver in this intense 2D roguelike shooter. Face relentless hordes, defeat brutal bosses, forge powerful pacts, and collect artifacts and pets as you fight to survive.
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SteelGuard
Single-player alternative to Escape From Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Z.
Pilot customizable mechs in an epic battle against hordes of enemiesor dive into intense PvP battles where precision aiming can turn the tide, or let your mech's auto-firing system handle the heat of combat. With rogue-lite elements, each run offers a unique challenge and opportunity for growth.
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Atom Horde
Single-player alternative to Escape From Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Z.
Atom Horde is a dark survivors-like action RPG that blends Diablo-inspired combat with the STALKER-like atmosphere of Soviet decay as you battle hordes of zombies and mutants through the Zone in search of a cure.
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Master Π
Single-player alternative to Escape From Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Z.
A fast-paced action shooter where dual-pistol combat, resource-driven abilities, and rhythm-based boss encounters combine into a skill-focused combat experience set in a post-apocalyptic world.
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Scraplands
Single-player alternative to Escape From Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Z.
Fast paced dual stick looter shooter. Lead a squad of scavengers into the wasteland, fight hostile factions, grab valuable loot and make it back alive. Level up your squad members with salvaged cyberware, unlock upgrades and survive increasingly dangerous expeditions.
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GNAP GNAP
Single-player alternative to Escape From Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Escape From Z.
GNAP GNAP is a horde rougelite shooter where you pop ominous balloons that keep multiplying. Unlock items, harpoons and grow stronger with each run. Equip your harpoon, max your stats and defeat all the entities keeping you against your will.
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Toypunk
Single-player alternative to Escape From Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Escape From Z.
A roguelite third-person puppet-shooter where you wield an entire toybox of absurd weaponry. Fight hordes of cotton-stuffed baddies across fantastical biomes in single-player or co-op. Experience crazy synergies and unlock more toys between runs!