Single-player games like Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles, 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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Area 51
Single-player alternative to Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles.
You are part of the team that is storming 'Area 51'. Find and release the aliens that are held captive and discover the mysteries that surround the base. Unlock new classes and abilities that will help you with your task as the military attempts to stop the hordes of people.
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Putin Life
Single-player alternative to Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles.
Putin Life - a game that allows you to feel not only the leader of the Russian Federation, but perhaps the Lord of the world.Rob, steal, enslave.
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My Waifu Is A Tank Girl! 💕
Single-player alternative to Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles.
Strap into a war machine piloted by anime waifus and tear through the battlefield. Explosions, chaos, and tactical sass included. You drive, they yell. Everyone else gets wrecked.
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Battle Simulator
Single-player alternative to Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles.
Soldier to the assault! Deploy your troops and destroy the enemy army!
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Broken Spell 2
Single-player alternative to Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles.
Broken Spell 2 is an ARPG game. You will fight in blood with cruel and ferocious warlock and sorcerers for saving pretty girls.
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Cosmic Tempest
Single-player alternative to Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles.
Blast through the stars in this high-octane platformer-shooter!
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Stayhome Simulator
Single-player alternative to Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles.
The game will teach you how to stay at home, make trips to the store, use masks and various antiseptics. Buckwheat, toilet paper, masks, city pass..
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Invasion: Brain Craving
Single-player alternative to Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles.
It's the zombie-slaying survival game with JRPG elements you didn't know you wanted! Get swarmed by zombies in active-time battles, search for other survivors, eat and most importantly: SURVIVE!
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Gun-Running War Dogs
Single-player alternative to Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Desolate Wastes: Vendor Chronicles.
They call us war dogs. We make money off of war without ever stepping foot on the battlefield. We're gun runners. So, let's go run some guns!