Single-player games like THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival, 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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Isolation Edge
Single-player alternative to THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival.
Isolation Edge is a hardcore single-player survival game set in a desolate world reclaimed by zombies. Traverse dangerous zones to scavenge, craft gear, and build your fortress to endure the relentless hordes. The past is lost, but on this isolated edge, every breath is a victory worth fighting for.
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Wayward Beyond
Single-player alternative to THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival.
A retro-future sandbox RPG set in a frontier era galaxy with procedurally-generated elements. Create, explore, trade, and battle to stake your claim among the stars of a wild galaxy!
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Primal
Single-player alternative to THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival.
You will become a primitive man who hunts and tames dinosaurs, survives, and builds a home.
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Disaster Survival
Single-player alternative to THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival.
This is a realistic and terrifying shooting game. It collects resources and creates a shelter in the battle situation, and modifies your weapons to fight against the terrorist mutant monsters and armed thugs online with your friends.
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Stormforge
Single-player alternative to THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival.
Stormforge is an open-world survival crafting game for 1 to 8 players. You are Stormforged, with the ability to brave and harness power from magical storms. Explore, fight, forage, craft, build, and defeat bosses in this epic, fantasy game. Survive the Storms and thrive!
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Sandbox Apocalypse
Single-player alternative to THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival.
Sandbox Apocalypse is a 3rd person view, open world post-apocalyptic survial game where you are responsible for your own fate. Survive in a world inhabited by zombies, gather loot, build your base and explore the world.
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VEIN
Single-player alternative to THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival.
VEIN is a post-apocalyptic survival multiplayer sandbox game. Gather supplies to survive, explore abandoned buildings, defend your home, and rebuild society, whether alone or with friends.
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Ars Notoria
Single-player alternative to THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with THE DEAD WE KNEW: Open World Survival.
Ars Notoria is an open-world survival crafting game set in a rich fantasy world. Learn six distinct schools of magic, gather resources, build your base, expand your influence, and stand against the ever-shifting threat of the Enthralled. You are the one destined to change the kingdom.