Single-player games like Z Dawn
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Z Dawn, 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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Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Z Dawn.
The successful indie survival RPG "Dead Age" is back with a vengeance! No other game offers this mix of role-playing, rogue-like, fast-paced turn-based combat and survival all in one. Inspired by Darkest Dungeon, Fallout 1+2, This War of Mine and The Walking Dead.
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Dead State: Reanimated
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Dead State is a narrative-driven survival RPG set at the dawn of the undead apocalypse. Drawing inspiration from classic RPGs like Fallout, X-Com, and Suikoden, Dead State combines strategic, turn-based combat with base building mechanics, character creation, and social management.
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Dust to the End
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Z Dawn.
Nuclear war ended human civilization, but it could never uproot the evil within our hearts. Fight, trade, negotiate, raid– do whatever it takes to survive in the wasteland. You will have to be as clever as ruthless to thrive in a broken world, torn by war, cruelty, hunger and slavery.
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Dead Grid
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Dead Grid is a turn-based strategy game set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, infused with an 80s retro vibe. Lead a squad of elite mercenaries, fight relentless hordes, discover survivors, and build up your camp with hundreds of scavenged upgrades.
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Vigilantes
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Vigilantes is a combat focused, turn-based tactical RPG set in the crime riddled city of Reiker. The game offers hardcore squad-level combat in a gritty neo-noir setting, intel gathering through surveillance and interrogation, a detailed character system, base facilities, crafting, and more.
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Urban Strife
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Z Dawn.
Old school TBS, post-apoc survival and RPG. Recruit deranged locals in your militia, ally local factions and fight those you hate. Haul loot back and rebuild your shelter, doctor your wounds, and fix your guns. People need feeding, booze needs brewing and there is an end of the world to enjoy.
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The Last Spell
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Z Dawn.
Defend the last bastion of humanity with your squad of heroes! Exterminate fiendish monsters with magic and brute force by night and re-build your battered city defenses by day in this tactical RPG with rogue-lite mechanics.
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Iratus: Lord of the Dead
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Z Dawn.
Iratus: Lord of the Dead is a turn-based tactical roguelike RPG set in a dark fantasy universe. Lead an army of undead to help an angry necromancer in his quest to reach the surface world and bring death to the mortal realms!
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NEO Scavenger
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.
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Battle Brothers
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG and Simulation with Z Dawn.
Lead a mercenary company in this tactical RPG set in a medieval fantasy world. Chase fame and fortune as you choose where to go, who to recruit, which contracts to pursue, and how to train and equip your men in a procedurally generated open world campaign.
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Expect The Unexpected
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Expect The Unexpected is a roguelike, fast-paced, turn-based game with RPG elements. Interact with random generated maps in which you have to deal with hundreds of different events and situations. What will you be? What will you become?
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Dungeons of Hell
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Z Dawn.
Enter the dungeons of hell, face many different demons in a tactical challenge. You play as a lone hero against hordes of demons, clear the dungeons to get more equipment and experience to unlock new and powerful abilities.
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Paths & Danger
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Z Dawn.
Embark on an enchanting journey to Paths & Danger, a masterfully crafted procedural turn-based RPG that seamlessly blends simplicity with tactical brilliance. Get ready to be captivated as you assemble a formidable fellowship, where the art of teamwork takes center stage.
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Mutant Meltdown
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Mutant Meltdown is a survival RPG that takes place in a post-apocalyptic world in which you get to manage a group of survivors to fight for their life, level up their skills, help fight off different breeds of mutants, build and upgrade your camp, face hordes of mutants and much more!
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Jurassic Clans
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Z Dawn.
Jurassic Clans sets in a world where dinosaurs co-exist with humans. Ensure your people thrive in this dangerous world by surviving and evolving your tribe. Search for resources to expand your village, research technologies, defend your people from predators and prepare for the upcoming apocalypse.
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Commander: Modern War
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Experience the thrill of a modern conflict between two factions, as you outsmart your opponents in an epic game of strategy and cunning. Take command of your ground, air, and naval units and lead them to victory in the most immersive turn-based battle simulation. The battlefield awaits.
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Interstellar Conquest
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Take planets and assemble your fleet. The conquest of space is now, navigate through asteroid fields and hide in nebulas to outsmart your opponents. Experience the challenge of ion storms disrupting your ship's sensors and become the ultimate space fleet commander.
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Commander: World War II
Single-player alternative to Z Dawn — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Z Dawn.
Commander: World War II is a turn-based tactical game where you lead either the Allies or the Axis to victory. Deploy infantry, tanks, planes, and naval units, capture locations, use the terrain, and counter specialized units in intense battles. Design your own maps and dominate the battlefield.