Single-player games like Rain Station Z
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Rain Station 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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STATE Z
Single-player alternative to Rain Station Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rain Station Z.
Build your own base, hunt , cook ,upgrade your equipment and your character , gather resources, farm, maintain vehicles, trade with communities, complete tasks in exchange for rewards. The choice is yours: join your friends, trust strangers, or be alone wolf. It's all in your hands.
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Ashes of Paradise: Aetherion
Single-player alternative to Rain Station Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rain Station Z.
Ashes of Paradise is an open-world exploration game blending Medieval, Oriental, and Nordic themes. Defeat powerful bosses and embark on a unique journey in this cooperative action-survival RPG.
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Survive the Nights
Single-player alternative to Rain Station Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rain Station Z.
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
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Junk Survivor
Single-player alternative to Rain Station Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rain Station Z.
Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!
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Plains of Pain
Single-player alternative to Rain Station Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rain Station Z.
Survive a brutal open world alone or with friends. Explore a procedural wasteland scorched by chaos. Build and defend your base, trade for what you need, complete deadly quests, and fight to claim faction outposts before someone else does.
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Unturned
Single-player alternative to Rain Station Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rain Station Z.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
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ARK: Survival Ascended
Single-player alternative to Rain Station Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rain Station Z.
ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of video game technology with Unreal Engine 5! Form a tribe, tame & breed hundreds of unique dinosaurs and primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain. Your new world awaits!
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7 Days to Die
Single-player alternative to Rain Station Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rain Station Z.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!
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Ice Station Z
Single-player alternative to Rain Station Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Rain Station Z.
Thirdperson Open World Zombie Survival.
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The Casebook of Arkady Smith
Single-player alternative to Rain Station Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Rain Station Z.
An open world investigation game set in a futuristic city. Take on the role of Arkady Smith, the famous investigator in this third person adventure game.