Single-player games like Trapped Dead
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Trapped 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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Atom Zombie Smasher
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Trapped 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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Breach & Clear: Deadline Rebirth (2016)
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Trapped Dead.
A deadly new breed of human monster is on the rise, and it’s up to players to stop the infestation before it spreads. Breach & Clear: DEADline Rebirth is a new and greatly improved version of B&C: Deadline, the follow-up to Breach & Clear, the critically acclaimed hybrid tactical strategy game.
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Survivor Squad
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Trapped 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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How to Survive
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Trapped Dead.
“A real Gem” – Destructoid at E3 “Offers a different experience for zombie game veterans” – Co-Optimus“Has a lot more going for it than smashing brains and gory, red goo ... With a surprisingly deep crafting system” – GamesRadarYou're shipwrecked on an isolated island, a desperate castaway in a total freakshow world. How will you survive?
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Men of War: Vietnam
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Trapped Dead.
Men of War: Vietnam brings the acclaimed real-time tactics series into a new theater of war – the jungles of Southeast Asia, 1968. Experience the chaos of the Vietnam War through two story-driven campaigns that reveal both sides of the conflict.
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Dead State: Reanimated
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Trapped Dead.
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
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Ultimate Zombie Defense 2
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Trapped Dead.
4-player co-op, zombie slaying, base building, boss battling mayhem! Cleanse the infected wave by wave and upgrade your base with traps & defenses in Ultimate Zombie Defense 2!
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Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Trapped Dead.
"Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive" is the first strategy game ever to combine a movie-based and story-driven atmosphere of an adventure game with the intellectual challenge of a real time tactic game.In this western-style title, discover a game of strategy and tactics played out in exceptional real time.
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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Trapped Dead.
The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Trapped Dead.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Emergency Call 112 – The Fire Fighting Simulation 2
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Trapped Dead.
Emergency Call 112 – The Fire Fighting Simulation 2 is the consequent further development of the successful first part, which lets every Firefighter Fan experience the way a professional fire brigade works.
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Emergency Call 112 - The Attack Squad
Single-player alternative to Trapped Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Trapped Dead.
Take on the role of the attack squad and complete a variety of diverse missions ranging from apartment fires to rescuing people and many more. Get an overview of the situation at the scene and decide strategically how to tackle the upcoming tasks depending on the situation!