Single-player games like Borderlands 4
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Borderlands 4, 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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Borderlands 3
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 4.
The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.
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OUTRIDERS
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Borderlands 4.
Outriders’ brutal and bloody combat combines frenetic gunplay, violent powers and deep RPG systems to create a true genre hybrid.
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Destiny 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Borderlands 4.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
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John Carpenter's Toxic Commando
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Borderlands 4.
Pick a character and team up with three friends ‘cause it’s time to save the world. Experience intense FPS action as you obliterate hordes of terrifying monsters! You may not be on the best team of mercenaries, but you are… a Toxic Commando!
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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Borderlands 4.
Embark on an epic adventure full of whimsy, wonder, and high-powered weaponry! Roll your own multiclass hero then shoot, loot, slash, and cast on a quest to stop the Dragon Lord.
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Diablo® IV
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Borderlands 4.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
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Deep Rock Galactic
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 4.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 4.
Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Borderlands 4.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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Rocket League®
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 4.
Rocket League is a high-powered hybrid of arcade-style soccer and vehicular mayhem with easy-to-understand controls and fluid, physics-driven competition. Rocket League includes casual and competitive Online Matches, a fully-featured offline Season Mode, special “Mutators” that let you change the rules entirely, hockey and...
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Shadow Warrior 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Borderlands 4.
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
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Warhammer: Vermintide 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 4.
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
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World War Z
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 4.
World War Z is a heart-pounding coop third-person shooter for up to 4 players featuring massive swarms of hundreds of zombies, focused on fast-paced, gruesomely spectacular action.
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WonderLand
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Borderlands 4.
Anaïs, a virtual pleasure artist in a world oversaturated with stimuli, navigates a maze of sensations that test the limits of her restless mind. Trapped by agoraphobia, she lives between sleepless nights and intense connections — where desire isn’t escape, it’s expression.
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Borderlands 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 4.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
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Half-Life: Opposing Force
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 4.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
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Borderlands Game of the Year
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 4.
Get ready for the mind blowing insanity! Play as one of four trigger-happy mercenaries and take out everything that stands in your way! With its addictive action, frantic first-person shooter combat, massive arsenal of weaponry, RPG elements and four-player co-op, Borderlands is a breakthrough experience that challenges all the...
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Half-Life: Blue Shift
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 4.
Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.
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Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 4 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 4.
Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.