Single-player games like Grand Theft Auto 2
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Grand Theft Auto 2, 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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American Fugitive
Single-player alternative to Grand Theft Auto 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
FREE UPDATE; STATE OF EMERGENCY, OUT NOW! Framed for your father’s murder, you’ll need to do whatever it takes to unveil the real culprit. Tackle thrilling missions for the criminal underworld - just don’t let the cops track you down!
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Glitchpunk
Single-player alternative to Grand Theft Auto 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Inspired by classic top-down action games, Glitchpunk lets you brawl, shoot and drive your way through a dystopian future. As an android bounty hunter in a brutal world of gangs, cults and corporations there’s plenty of work for you. Lock and load, let her rip!
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Grand Theft Auto III
Single-player alternative to Grand Theft Auto 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Single-player alternative to Grand Theft Auto 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.
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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Single-player alternative to Grand Theft Auto 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.
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RAGE 2
Single-player alternative to Grand Theft Auto 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.
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Sleeping Dogs
Single-player alternative to Grand Theft Auto 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
As Wei Shen, an undercover cop trying to take down the Triads, you'll have to fight your way up the organization without blowing your cover.
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Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
Single-player alternative to Grand Theft Auto 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Grand Theft Auto V for PC offers players the option to explore the award-winning world of Los Santos and Blaine County in resolutions of up to 4k and beyond, as well as the chance to experience the game running at 60 frames per second.