Single-player games like Pale Tide
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pale Tide, 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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Escape From Duckov
Single-player alternative to Pale Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pale Tide.
Escape from Duckov is a PVE indie survival RPG — in a duck's world!. Scavenge for resources, build your hideout, and upgrade your gear in the world of Duckov. Start from nothing and rise to the top. Outwit hostile ducks, survive, or make it out alive.
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Omen
Single-player alternative to Pale Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Pale Tide.
Infiltrate the remnants of a fallen empire, extract valuable loot, establish defenses against hostile fanatics, and unlock the gateway to a dimension of cosmic dread that defies comprehension.
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Extinction Zone
Single-player alternative to Pale Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pale Tide.
EXTINCTION ZONE is a zombie themed combat action survival game with 2D pixel art environments, puzzles to solve and a conspiracy to unravel.
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Disaster Plan Z
Single-player alternative to Pale Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pale Tide.
Disaster Plan Z is a hardcore single-player shooting survival game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Players need to utilize various weapons along with their unique skills, construct different buildings, and continuously upgrade to resist the invasion of countless zombies and mutant creatures.
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EMPTY SHELL 2
Single-player alternative to Pale Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pale Tide.
Take on the roles of expendable volunteers sent to a forsaken facility on a remote Japanese island. Recover lost data, scavenge for resources, manage your inventory, and endure unspeakable cosmic horrors. In this top-down extraction survival horror, every expedition is a journey back from madness.
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Keep Her Safe
Single-player alternative to Pale Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Pale Tide.
Scavenge by day, defend by night. Gather resources, build and fortify your base in a wasteland ravaged by acid rain, protect the Energy Core from relentless zombie hordes, and work toward completing a rocket project that could end the apocalypse.
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Silent Woods
Single-player alternative to Pale Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pale Tide.
Silent Woods blends survival, open-world exploration and a deep crafting system to create a heart-pounding experience. How long can you survive in a world where death lurks in every shadow?
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Deadline Escape
Single-player alternative to Pale Tide — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Pale Tide.
Deadline Escape is a Low Poly Extraction Looter Shooter that throws you into a Post-Apocalyptic World. Scavenge for valuable resources, face deadly enemies and fight for your survival as the clock ticks down toward the deadline.