Single-player games like Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011), 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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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011)
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The best-selling first-person action series of all-time returns with an epic sequel to the multiple GOTY award winner Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2
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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
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Call of Duty®: Infinite Warfare
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Infinite Warfare delivers three unique game modes: Campaign, Multiplayer, and Zombies.
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Call of Duty: World at War
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Call of Duty is back, redefining war like you've never experienced before. Building on the Call of Duty 4®: Modern Warfare engine, Call of Duty: World at War immerses players into the most gritty and chaotic WWII combat ever experienced.
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Call of Duty®: Black Ops
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The biggest first-person action series of all time and the follow-up to critically acclaimed Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare 2 returns with Call of Duty®: Black Ops.
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Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month!
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Guild Wars: Eye of the North®
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Tyria... now the danger runs deep. Guild Wars: Eye of the North is the first true expansion for the Guild Wars franchise, providing new content geared exclusively for level 20 characters. Return to the battle-scarred continent of Tyria, home of the original Guild Wars campaign.
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Portal 2
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!
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Call of Duty®
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The Call of Duty® experience supports Call of Duty®: Black Ops 7, Call of Duty®: Black Ops 6, and Call of Duty®: Warzone™.
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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare®
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
Experience a visceral Campaign or assemble your team in the ultimate online playground with multiple Special Ops challenges and a mix of Multiplayer maps and modes.
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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 2 (2009)
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The most-anticipated game of the year and the sequel to the best-selling first-person action game of all time, Modern Warfare 2 continues the gripping and heart-racing action as players face off against a new threat dedicated to bringing the world to the brink of collapse.
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Call of Duty® 4: Modern Warfare® (2007)
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
The new action-thriller from the award-winning team at Infinity Ward, the creators of the Call of Duty® series, delivers the most intense and cinematic action experience ever. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare arms gamers with an arsenal of advanced and powerful modern day firepower and transports them to the most treacherous hotspots...
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Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® III
Single-player alternative to Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® 3 (2011).
In the direct sequel to the record-breaking Call of Duty®: Modern Warfare® II, Captain Price and Task Force 141 face off against the ultimate threat.