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Single-player games like The Quiet Cold

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Quiet Cold, 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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    Cube Universe — Steam game cover

    Cube Universe

    Single-player alternative to The Quiet Cold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with The Quiet Cold.

    Cube Universe is a first-person voxel RPG. Visit many different, procedurally generated planets. Team up with your friends to fight against fierce enemies in dungeons. Do quests to save the world from the forces of evil - or throw it into chaos.

    2018IndieRPGEarly Access19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Forest — Steam game cover

    The Forest

    Single-player alternative to The Quiet Cold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quiet Cold.

    As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Creativerse — Steam game cover

    Creativerse

    Single-player alternative to The Quiet Cold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quiet Cold.

    A sandbox adventure game as big as your imagination.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure24.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lay of the Land — Steam game cover

    Lay of the Land

    Single-player alternative to The Quiet Cold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quiet Cold.

    Lay of the Land is a sandbox adventure game set in a fantasy world where everything is physically simulated. Use the environment to your advantage and Explore, Fight, Loot and Build your way through mysterious lands.

    2026ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No Man's Sky — Steam game cover

    No Man's Sky

    Single-player alternative to The Quiet Cold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quiet Cold.

    No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.

    2016ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    V Rising — Steam game cover

    V Rising

    Single-player alternative to The Quiet Cold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quiet Cold.

    Awaken as a Vampire. Hunt for blood in nearby settlements to regain your strength and evade the scorching sun to survive. Raise your castle and thrive in an ever-changing, open world full of mystery. Gain allies online and conquer the land of the living.

    2024ActionAdventureMassively Multiplayer34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rising World — Steam game cover

    Rising World

    Single-player alternative to The Quiet Cold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Quiet Cold.

    Rising World is a voxel based open-world sandbox game, featuring a procedurally generated world, playable in single and multi-player.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure11.24 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    FOUNDRY — Steam game cover

    FOUNDRY

    Single-player alternative to The Quiet Cold — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with The Quiet Cold.

    Build a sophisticated robot factory optimized to perfection in an infinite voxel world. Mine and harvest resources, automate your production lines and manage complex systems while researching your way to become the galaxy’s leading robotics megacorp.

    2024StrategyIndieSimulation20.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →