Single-player games like John, The Zombie
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to John, The Zombie, 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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Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
Single-player alternative to John, The Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with John, The Zombie.
Be the Zombie. Kick A** and Take Brains.
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Exo Mayhem: Open-World Supervillain Simulator
Single-player alternative to John, The Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with John, The Zombie.
Iron Man meets The Boys meets GTA, Become the ultimate supervillain in this new open-world power-suit game.
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Maneater
Single-player alternative to John, The Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with John, The Zombie.
Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!
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Bully: Scholarship Edition
Single-player alternative to John, The Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with John, The Zombie.
Bully tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.
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Prototype™
Single-player alternative to John, The Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with John, The Zombie.
You are the Prototype, Alex Mercer, a man without memory armed with amazing shape-shifting abilities, hunting your way to the heart of the conspiracy which created you; making those responsible pay. Fast & Deadly Shape-Shifting Combat: Reconfigure your body to the situation at hand.
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Autobahn Police Simulator 3
Single-player alternative to John, The Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with John, The Zombie.
Autobahn Police Simulator 3 lets you play as a rookie officer who just resumed their position after a serious car accident left them incapacitated for a while. Work diligently and take on missions to become a capable police officer and keep the autobahn safe.
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Dead Rising® 2
Single-player alternative to John, The Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with John, The Zombie.
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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Hatred
Single-player alternative to John, The Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with John, The Zombie.
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
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POSTAL 2
Single-player alternative to John, The Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with John, The Zombie.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Single-player alternative to John, The Zombie — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.