Single-player games like ROTWAKE
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to ROTWAKE, 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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Left4sol
Single-player alternative to ROTWAKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROTWAKE.
Hold the line alone or in four-player online co-op. Survive endless waves across six battlegrounds or fight through a 12-chapter campaign with 100+ weapons, perks, barricades, turrets, special infected, titan bosses, and the WUNDERSLIME.
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REQUISITION VR
Single-player alternative to ROTWAKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with ROTWAKE.
REQUISITION VR is a first physics-based co-op game where you can use duct tape to link any objects together to create a unique weapon. You can experiment with crafting, connecting any unthinkable combinations: a katana + a circular saw, or an axe + a ball. Inspired by Dead Rising & Walking Dead: S&S
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Daymare: 1998
Single-player alternative to ROTWAKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROTWAKE.
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
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Zombie Army 4: Dead War
Single-player alternative to ROTWAKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with ROTWAKE.
Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!
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OUTRIDERS
Single-player alternative to ROTWAKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with ROTWAKE.
Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.
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LIFE EFFECT Survival
Single-player alternative to ROTWAKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with ROTWAKE.
Survive in a harsh and dangerous world after an alien invasion. Gather resources, craft equipment, fight mutants and massive monsters, use weapons, vehicles and robots, explore territories, defend strongholds and fight for survival.
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After the Fall®
Single-player alternative to ROTWAKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with ROTWAKE.
From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to ROTWAKE — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with ROTWAKE.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.