Single-player games like Dead Rising 4
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Rising 4, 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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Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.
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DEAD RISING®
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!
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Dead Rising® 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground.
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Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
You are Frank West – photojournalist and original hero of the Dead Rising Willamette incident – taking center stage experiencing the re-imagined Fortune City outbreak.
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Fear the Night - 恐惧之夜
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
In Fear the Night, you are a survivor in a world plagued with zombies. Team up with other survivors and work together to rebuild society from its ashes or choose to trust no one and go your own way in a lawless world.
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Back 4 Blood
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
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Just Die Already
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Just Die Already is an old people mayhem sandbox game created by the designers of Goat Simulator. You are old and angry and you've just been kicked out of your retirement home. How will you survive in a world that wants you to Just Die Already?
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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LOLLIPOP CHAINSAW RePOP
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
The chainsaw-wielding cheerleader Juliet Starling returns in Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP!
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Walkabout Mini Golf VR
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Escape into a fun and beautiful world filled with the best mini golf courses you’ve ever seen! Play by yourself, meet someone new, or challenge your friends in a private game with up to 8 people. Extremely realistic physics create the perfect experience for hardcore golfers and casual players alike.
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Dead Island 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.
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ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
Paint the screen red and travel the cosmos in this bloodstained action adventure game! Witness the latest from Grasshopper Manufacture: the advent of ULTRA-VIOLENT SCIENCE FICTION!
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Just Cause 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Rising 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dead Rising 4.
Dive into an adrenaline-fuelled free-roaming adventure with 400 square miles of rugged terrain and hundreds of weapons and vehicles.