Single-player games like Airlock
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Airlock, 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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The Last of Us™ Part I
Single-player alternative to Airlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Airlock.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
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Nightwater
Single-player alternative to Airlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Airlock.
Forage, craft and automate to grow your factory, unlock new technologies and expand your island to discover new biomes. Progress through the ages from sticks and stones to the Bronze Age, the Industrial Era and into the future to uncover the secret of the Lighthouse and escape this reality.
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AETHUS
Single-player alternative to Airlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Airlock.
Explore a vast underground world to mine and craft hundreds of items while building up your modular Outpost on the surface, to prospect for gems, refine resources and farm hydroponic crops in this top-down sci-fi survival-crafter where the story always provides a reason to dig deeper.
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Blossom: The Seed of Life
Single-player alternative to Airlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Airlock.
Terraform a dead planet back to life in this open world survival crafting game. Explore ruins, gather resources, print machines, drive modular vehicles, grow forests, biomes, and ecosystems. Create life and make it thrive with your own hands.
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The Alters
Single-player alternative to Airlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Airlock.
Explore an emotional sci-fi game with a unique blend of survival, adventure, and base-building elements. Help Jan Dolski, the sole survivor of an ill-fated space expedition, create alternative versions of himself to escape a hostile planet and tackle personal turmoils with this unconventional crew.
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Days Gone
Single-player alternative to Airlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Airlock.
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
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VEIN
Single-player alternative to Airlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Airlock.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
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The Last Caretaker
Single-player alternative to Airlock — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Airlock.
Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.