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Single-player games like The First Zombie

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The First Zombie, 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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    Clobbo — Steam game cover

    Clobbo

    Single-player alternative to The First Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The First Zombie.

    A physics brawler where nothing despawns. Every enemy you clobber stays where it fell, and by wave ten you are fighting on top of wave one. Blood pools, bodies pile, the map remembers every swing. Die, spend the loot, send in the next robot.

    2026ActionIndieSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    BLIGHT SWARM — Steam game cover

    BLIGHT SWARM

    Single-player alternative to The First Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The First Zombie.

    BLIGHT SWARM is horde-building action roguelite where you invade Earth as an alien hivemind and run a planetary infection campaign. Turn civilians into zombies, merge your minions into stronger abominations, evolve your Beast, and spread the Blight across the globe.

    2027ActionSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Psycasso — Steam game cover

    Psycasso

    Single-player alternative to The First Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with The First Zombie.

    Take on the role of a serial killer who creates paintings with their victims blood! Sell your creations to earn money while trying to avoid capture by the police and other civilians.

    2026IndieCasualEarly AccessSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Corpse Sea Defense — Steam game cover

    Corpse Sea Defense

    Single-player alternative to The First Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with The First Zombie.

    A top-down arcade zombie shooter. Unlock and upgrade weapons through combos, and defend your personal space with firepower in hand. Play solo or local split-screen co-op across multiple battlefields against endless hordes.

    2026ActionIndieCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    POSTAL 2 — Steam game cover

    POSTAL 2

    Single-player alternative to The First Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The First Zombie.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Repella Fella — Steam game cover

    Repella Fella

    Single-player alternative to The First Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with The First Zombie.

    Repella Fella is an interactive, point and click, choose your own adventure. This cinematic tale is set in a post-apocalyptic, futuristic Australia. Alternate between 3 intertwining stories. Replay the game multiple times to attempt different solutions and achieve every possible ending.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure17.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rage in Peace — Steam game cover

    Rage in Peace

    Single-player alternative to The First Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The First Zombie.

    Rage in Peace is a story-driven action adventure with elements of surprise and memorization. Unravel the last day of Timmy's life, as he races against time to get back home and fulfill his sole dream of dying peacefully in his pajamas, in the warmth of home, in peace, and with no drama.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure12.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Roombo: First Blood — Steam game cover

    Roombo: First Blood

    Single-player alternative to The First Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The First Zombie.

    Roombo: First Blood is a comedic, top-down, stealth-action game about being a robot vacuum cleaner and fending off burglars from your home. A short, experimental game and the first in the JUSTICE SUCKS series.

    2019ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →