Single-player games like World War Z
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to World War Z, 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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Left 4 Dead 2
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
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Killing Floor 2
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
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Variant 22
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
Variant 22 is a survival game set in a procedural roguelike post American wasteland. Singleplayer or Multiplayer Coop, Scavenge loot from contaminated areas then base build back in the "safe zone" against endless hordes of the infected.
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Strike Team Delta
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
Strike Team Delta is a gripping first-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic world. Battle hordes of undead, team up with friends, and reclaim our world. Survival is in your hands.
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Call of Duty®: Black Ops Cold War
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
Black Ops Cold War, the direct sequel to Call of Duty®: Black Ops, will drop fans into the depths of the Cold War’s volatile geopolitical battle of the early 1980s.
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Killing Floor 3
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
It’s 2091 and megacorp Horzine has produced the ultimate army: an obedient horde of bioengineered monsters called zeds. Now, join the rebel group Nightfall in this co-op action/horror FPS that puts you and your teammates in a battle for the future of humanity.
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After the Fall®
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.
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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
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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Left 4 Dead
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
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Back 4 Blood
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
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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Aliens: Fireteam Elite
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
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Terraria
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Days Gone
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
Single-player alternative to World War Z — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with World War Z.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge reunites Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael as they kick shell in a beautifully realized beat ’em up.