Single-player games like Deadly Days
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Deadly Days, 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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Dunjungle
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Days.
A 2d action-packed roguelite about a monkey hero protecting the jungle from the rise of a corruptive power. Explore ever-changing dungeons, fight weird enemies and gear up with lots of weapons and relics you can combine for a new experience every run. Explore, fight, die, and repeat!
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Teleglitch: Die More Edition
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Days.
In a cold, dark future dominated by mega-corporations, a small lonely planet on the edge of habitable space is the site of a shadowy research facility specializing in necrotic tissue reactivation. You are a scientist who has suddenly awoken to the realization that you are the lone survivor.
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Atomicrops
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Days.
A twin-stick, bullet-hell, roguelite where you must cultivate and defend the last farm in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Farm mutated crops, upgrade your weapons, marry townsfolk, and kill every mutant creature that tries to invade your homestead! Yee-haw!
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March of the Living
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deadly Days.
Roguelike-like inspired by FTL and popular zombie fiction. Guide a group of survivors to a rumoured safe haven.
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Dead Engine
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Deadly Days.
Fight to survive against zombies in a pixel-art post-apocalyptic city. Loot and merge items, expand your backpack. In your camp, recruit survivors but burn the bitten. Trading uncovers haunting survivor stories.
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The Last Stand: Aftermath
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Days.
From the creators of The Last Stand: Union City and Dead Zone comes an all-new singleplayer rogue-lite action adventure. After you become infected by the zombie virus, you set out to explore the post-apocalypse and find hope for your fellow survivors. You can still make a difference. Don't give up.
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Nuclear Throne
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Days.
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
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Zombie Party
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Days.
Zombie Party is a retro rampage of fun and over-the-top action, while still giving the players a deep and engaging Action-RPG Rogue-like experience! Go on a time traveling adventure, or delve deep into procedural dungeons full of gold, loot, and secrets!
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Deadly Days: Roadtrip
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Deadly Days.
Loot, shoot, and mow down zombie hordes in this bullet heaven fever dream. Hit the road, decide when to extract, organize your backpack into game-breaking builds – and get that sweet inventory management kick when new loot fits just right.
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REVEIL
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Deadly Days.
REVEIL is a narrative first-person psycho-thriller game that focuses on story, puzzles and exploration. Find out what’s going on inside Walter Thompson and what his dark past at the Nelson Bros Circus has to do with it.
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Indoorlands
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Deadly Days.
The indoor park management simulator where you can create your rides and coasters from scratch and freely design your halls. Manage, expand and develop your own park to inspire your guests. Satisfy your visitors' needs by unlocking and researching new buildings, rides, transportation and more!
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Shift 87
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Deadly Days.
Your task today: Memorize your environment and report any anomalies. Good luck with your shift! "Shift 87" is an observation horror game with subtle anomalies and unsettling occurrences.
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Tales of the Tiny Planet
Single-player alternative to Deadly Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with Deadly Days.
Tales of the Tiny Planet tells the story of a separated group of planet friends who want to reunite. You have to assist them against the dangers of time and space.