Single-player games like Far Cry®
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Far Cry®, 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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Far Cry® 2
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
You are a gun for hire, trapped in a war-torn African state, stricken with malaria and forced to make deals with corrupt warlords on both sides of the conflict in order to make this country your home. You must identify and exploit your enemies' weaknesses, neutralizing their superior numbers and firepower with surprise, subversion,...
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Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Far Cry® 3: Blood Dragon is THE Kick-Ass Cyber Shooter.Welcome to an 80’s vision of the future. The year is 2007 and you are Sargent Rex Colt, a Mark IV Cyber Commando. Your mission: get the girl, kill the baddies, and save the world.
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Far Cry 3
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Discover the dark secrets of a lawless island ruled by violence and take the fight to the enemy as you try to escape. You’ll need more than luck to escape alive!
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Crysis
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Adapt to Survive An epic story thrusts players into an ever-changing environment, forcing them to adapt their tactics and approach to conquer battlefields ranging from newly frozen jungle to zero-gravity alien environments. Suit up! A high-tech Nanosuit allows gamers to augment their abilities in real time on the battlefield.
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Crysis Warhead®
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Pulse-racing new installment from 2007's PC Game of the Year*: Play as Sergeant Sykes and experience a whole new side of the battle. A standard combat mission behind enemy lines becomes critical when you discover your enemies have captured something of vital importance to the ensuing war.
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Metro Exodus
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
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Far Cry® 4
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Hidden in the towering Himalayas lies Kyrat, a country steeped in tradition and violence. You are Ajay Ghale. Traveling to Kyrat to fulfill your mother’s dying wish, you find yourself caught up in a civil war to overthrow the oppressive regime of dictator Pagan Min.
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Call of Juarez
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Call of Juarez is an epic adventure western themed FPS game. The player alternately assumes the roles of two distinct, antagonistic characters: a sneaking fugitive Billy and his hunter the reverend Ray.
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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
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The Saboteur™
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
This open-world action thriller takes you through the seedy streets of Paris as you seek to undermine the German authority and lead a rebellion. Fight across rooftops and through dangerous alleys, and operate a wide variety of vehicles as you navigate your terrain.
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RAGE 2
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
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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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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Homefront®: The Revolution
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Homefront®: The Revolution is an open-world first person shooter where you must lead the Resistance movement in guerrilla warfare against a superior military force.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
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Mad Max
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Play as Mad Max, a reluctant hero and survivor who wants nothing more than to leave the madness behind and find solace.
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Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
In this action-adventure game, set sail for Ancient Greece to alter its fate. Fight in visceral battles on land and sea, shape your destiny from outcast to legend, and uncover secrets of your past.
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Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.
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Crysis 2 - Maximum Edition
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry®.
Aliens are decimating New York City, only you have the technology to survive. Be The Weapon.