Single-player games like DEATH STRANDING
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to DEATH STRANDING, 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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DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
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INTERSCAPE
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
A colossal black sphere has appeared on Earth, trapping humanity in endless dreams. Explore surreal dream worlds, uncover hidden secrets, and awaken those who sleep. In each distinct dream, awaken new abilities and experience unique worlds.
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El Paso, Elsewhere 2
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
MORE STAKES. MORE GUNS. MORE SLOW-MO. James Savage returns in this sequel to the hit third-person shooter. Escape the Void. Fight creatures pulled from myth, history, and imagination. Save yourself.
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Lofsöng
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
Explore, listen, and unravel a hidden language buried in stone and sound. An exploration puzzle adventure set across vast brutalist landscapes shaped by deep time ages.
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The Talos Principle 2
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
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Blight Runners
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
Blight Runners is an open-world survival adventure set on a dying planet consumed by the mysterious Blight. There is no oxygen. Explore, survive, recover lost Gear and find your own path across a hostile world where traversal itself is the greatest challenge. The Gear is sacred. You are expendable.
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CONTROL Resonant
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
Explore a warped Manhattan on the brink of paranatural annihilation in this thrilling action-adventure RPG. Unleash the extraordinary powers of Dylan Faden as he fights for his humanity and our survival against a reality-bending cosmic threat.
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Sina
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
Made by Triunfo Game Studios, "Sina" is an action-adventure game with Souls Like elements. With a great focus on its story, scenario development and fluid combat, this game provides a memorable experience for anyone who dares to challenge their fate.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
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METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DEATH STRANDING.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
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Prey
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
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Alan Wake
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
A Dark Presence stalks the small town of Bright Falls, pushing Alan Wake to the brink of sanity in his fight to unravel the mystery and save his love.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DEATH STRANDING.
The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.
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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING.
Sam – with companions by his side – sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?