Single-player games like Deadly Flare
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Deadly Flare, 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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The Infected
Single-player alternative to Deadly Flare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Deadly Flare.
The Infected is a sandbox, first-person, open-world survival game. Build bases, craft, farm, hunt, and survive changing seasons. Choose whether to face the hybrid “Vambies” or turn them off for a pure survival experience.
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Rem Survival
Single-player alternative to Deadly Flare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadly Flare.
Scavenge abandoned ruins, craft gear from scrap and salvaged materials, and fight the environment itself as hunger, exposure, and exhaustion push you to your limits. There are no second chances—only adaptation or death.
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Hold Your Own
Single-player alternative to Deadly Flare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadly Flare.
A single player open world sandbox, crafting and survival FPS game set in a multi-island land where you'll fight to survive. Build your base, hunt and craft to defend yourself from aggressive wildlife, enemies or friends. Do you have what it takes to Hold Your Own?
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The Front
Single-player alternative to Deadly Flare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Deadly Flare.
The Front is a survival open-world crafting sandbox game. You are a resistance fighter sent back in time to stop the rise of a tyrannical empire. Collect resources, craft tech, build shelters, and fight monsters to accomplish your mission.
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Far Lands
Single-player alternative to Deadly Flare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadly Flare.
Far Lands is an open-world survival game. Fight mercenaries, steal their loot and vehicles. Build and defend your base from zombies. Gather resources, craft better gear and loot different points of interest. Want to play with friends? Join them on Co-op!
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Dig or Die
Single-player alternative to Deadly Flare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Deadly Flare.
Crash land on a hostile planet where you'll have to build the strongest defenses if you wish to live to escape from it. But be warned... this planet is merciless. Build strong, and smart; else physics may flood or destroy your only hopes of survival.
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DeadPoly
Single-player alternative to Deadly Flare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadly Flare.
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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How to Survive 2
Single-player alternative to Deadly Flare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadly Flare.
Dead or Alive? Make up your mind, stranger. We don’t like that undead business here in Louisiana…Survive solo or with friends as you look to fulfill your basic needs of food, water and shelter, crafting your own tools and weapons while you secure your camp and face flesh hungry zombies.
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Subsistence
Single-player alternative to Deadly Flare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Deadly Flare.
Subsistence is a sandbox, first person, solo or co-op, PvE open-world survival game. Struggle through changing seasons to build a base, develop technology and gear-up in the hostile environment. Defend yourself from wildlife, the elements and AI hunters (who also build bases in the world).
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7 Days to Die
Single-player alternative to Deadly Flare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Deadly Flare.
7 Days to Die is an open-world game that is a unique combination of first-person shooter, survival horror, tower defense, and role-playing games. Play the definitive zombie survival sandbox RPG that came first. Navezgane awaits!