Single-player games like Grimtale Island
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Grimtale Island, 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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Z Arena
Single-player alternative to Grimtale Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with Grimtale Island.
Take on relentless waves of zombies in this intense FPS survival game. Level up, upgrade your weapons, and see how long you can survive.
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The Chronicles: Wasteland Assault
Single-player alternative to Grimtale Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Grimtale Island.
With nowhere else to run, you are forced to face off against wave after wave of an endless Screamer hoard. How long can you survive for? Strengthen you character, and bolster your armoury. Can you achieve the highest score, and trump your competitors by killing the most, and surviving the longest?
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DeadPoly
Single-player alternative to Grimtale Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Grimtale Island.
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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Outbreak Island: Pendulum
Single-player alternative to Grimtale Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with Grimtale Island.
Mysterious island, crashed plane, underground complex, classified military research. Survive in a new atmospheric sandbox thriller and uncover the terrible secret of the disaster.
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Anarchy: Wolf's law : Prologue
Single-player alternative to Grimtale Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Grimtale Island.
Anarchy: Wolf's Law – Action, fun, and total control! Capture territories, grow your business, and spread chaos throughout the world of Anarchy. Strengthen your grip on the regions, develop and establish production, crushing all those who stand in your way. A dynamic shooter with elements of RPG, survival, and management.
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The Glade
Single-player alternative to Grimtale Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with Grimtale Island.
The Glade is a beautiful open world survival set on a stylized island which has been struck all over from large and mysterious meteorites creating a bridge for evil creatures from another world to enter and destroy anything in their path.
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Survive the Nights
Single-player alternative to Grimtale Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Grimtale Island.
Hardcore open-world survival where preparation is everything. Scavenge, craft, fortify during the day. When night falls, the infected hunt in numbers. Play solo or with friends in a brutal post-apocalyptic sandbox where survival is earned through smart decisions. How many Nights will you survive?
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The Place I Called Home
Single-player alternative to Grimtale Island — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Free To Play with Grimtale Island.
The Place I Called Home is a short story, first person adventure game. Sophia Carter takes us back to discover the past she's trying to bury. Learn her story through diary pages, voice dialogue and the path ahead.