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Single-player games like Deep Rise

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Deep Rise, 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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    Ironwake — Steam game cover

    Ironwake

    Single-player alternative to Deep Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deep Rise.

    “A gothic turn-based roguelite where the town remembers you. Forge real bonds with the keepers of Ironwake — or betray them and live with it. Raise a creature from egg to Awakening. Descend ever-shifting dungeons for element-forged loot, and come back changed.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Project Thea — Steam game cover

    Project Thea

    Single-player alternative to Deep Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Deep Rise.

    Wake to a brutal world bent on destroying your colony. Rebuild, Explore the Wastelands, and Gather scarce resources. Will you strike a deal with the ruthless Baba Yaga - or hack a rogue Cyber-Rat to turn it into an ally? A dark strategy-survival RPG with card-based tactical combat.

    2025StrategySimulationRPG17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville — Steam game cover

    Rebuild 3: Gangs of Deadsville

    Single-player alternative to Deep Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deep Rise.

    Rebuild a ruined city in this post-apocalyptic mix of strategy and simulation. Manage survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, deal with rival gangs, illness, interpersonal strife and zombie attacks.

    2015StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    METRO QUESTER | OSAKA — Steam game cover

    METRO QUESTER | OSAKA

    Single-player alternative to Deep Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deep Rise.

    METRO QUESTER | OSAKA is a dungeon exploration RPG based in a post-apocalyptic futuristic world created by the manga artist Kazushi Hagiwara, with a deep game system designed by Hironori Kato that offers the excitement and surprises reminiscent of 1980s computer games through hack and slash.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Anoxia Station — Steam game cover

    Anoxia Station

    Single-player alternative to Deep Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Deep Rise.

    Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements. Operate a subterranean mining station, where you'll gather resources, confront horrors, and make life-or-death choices for the survival of your crew.

    2025ActionStrategySimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sheltered 2 — Steam game cover

    Sheltered 2

    Single-player alternative to Deep Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deep Rise.

    A brutal survival management simulator set in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Keep your faction of survivors alive, maintain your shelter and scavenge the ravaged world for resources. Befriend and trade with the factions you meet or conquer them by force.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shelter Manager — Steam game cover

    Shelter Manager

    Single-player alternative to Deep Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deep Rise.

    We live in a troubled world. Viruses, military conflicts - you never know what danger the world will face tomorrow. It's time to get ready now! Lead a bunker network and start developing society after a global disaster.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Valor of Man — Steam game cover

    Valor of Man

    Single-player alternative to Deep Rise — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deep Rise.

    Forge your party. Master your fate. In this turn-based roguelite RPG, lead four heroes through a fractured realm of danger and destiny. Build synergies, unlock powerful abilities, and face ever-shifting challenges in an epic battle for survival. No journey is ever the same.

    2026StrategyIndieRPG15.19 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →