Single-player games like Lesion
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Lesion, 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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Zector 7
Single-player alternative to Lesion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lesion.
Craft, Build and Fight alongside your friends across this deadly open-world. Use both modern day and sci-fi tech as you Loot, Harvest and Trade for resources, gear and vehicles in order to survive the wasteland.
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DeadPoly
Single-player alternative to Lesion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lesion.
DeadPoly is a polygon arcade zombie survival looter shooter with base building, crafting, scavenging, leveling, questing, and more, but your only goal is survival, everything else is optional.
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MISERY
Single-player alternative to Lesion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lesion.
MISERY is a 1–5 player co-op survival game set in a nuclear disaster zone. Here, every day is a struggle: search radioactive ruins for resources, build your bunker, craft weapons, and explore a weird, procedurally-generated world with your friends. Beware of anomalies, monsters, and armed bandits.
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VEIN
Single-player alternative to Lesion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Lesion.
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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Nested Lands
Single-player alternative to Lesion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lesion.
Nested Lands is a ruthless medieval RPG game featuring in-depth village building, large-scale social management and combats. Gather survivors, build a settlement, craft, master your skills, survive, and endure alone or in online co-op.
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Project Zomboid
Single-player alternative to Lesion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Lesion.
Project Zomboid is the ultimate in zombie survival. Alone or in MP: you loot, build, craft, fight, farm and fish in a struggle to survive. A hardcore RPG skillset, a vast map, massively customisable sandbox and a cute tutorial raccoon await the unwary. So how will you die? All it takes is a bite..
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PolyZ
Single-player alternative to Lesion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Lesion.
Imagine DayZ mixed with Escape From Tarkov, but in Low Poly. A persistent world survival game featuring PvP, PvE, crafting, base-building, and zombies infected with a contagious virus.
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Ars Notoria
Single-player alternative to Lesion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Lesion.
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.