Single-player games like Ashes of the Ark
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Ashes of the Ark, 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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Contagion VR: Outbreak
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes of the Ark.
Contagion VR: Outbreak will immerse you into the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Relive stories of the survivors in the Single Player campaign, take your time in Free Roam, or check out the Firing Range!
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Arizona Sunshine®
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes of the Ark.
Built exclusively for VR, Arizona Sunshine® puts you and up to 3 fellow survivors in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. Survive solo or in co-op, handle weapons with real-life movements, and explore a post-apocalyptic world in VR. Putting the undead back to rest is more thrilling than ever before.
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VAR: Exterminate
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes of the Ark.
The fight is here, humanity’s fate is in your hands! Match up different offensive and defensive upgrades between waves and fend off the onslaught of zombies. Level up and strengthen core abilities and progress to new areas where strains of the virus have evolved.
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Throw Anything
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Ashes of the Ark.
Get secret missions from Secret Delivery Agency (SDA) and save the world from zombie horde in the VR action game,Throw Anything!
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The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners - Chapter 2: Retribution
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ashes of the Ark.
Hunted by the seemingly unstoppable Axeman and facing off against the Tower’s latest push for total dominance, discover what connects these new threats together before it’s too late. New faces, places, weapons and gear all await you on your journey to a final showdown for the city's fate.
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Afterlife VR
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ashes of the Ark.
Afterlife VR is a deeply immersive horror game. As Adam Bernhard, a young rookie police officer on a night patrol, you receive a call that will change your life forever. Uncover secrets hidden deep within the Black Rose mental hospital walls, where most of the patients pose a great danger.
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After the Fall®
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ashes of the Ark.
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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Half-Life: Alyx
Single-player alternative to Ashes of the Ark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Ashes of the Ark.
Half-Life: Alyx is Valve’s VR return to the Half-Life series. It’s the story of an impossible fight against a vicious alien race known as the Combine, set between the events of Half-Life and Half-Life 2. Playing as Alyx Vance, you are humanity’s only chance for survival.