Single-player games like Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®, 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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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction™
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
In this stealth-action thriller, Sam Fisher investigates his daughter’s death, only to uncover a betrayal by his former agency. Now hunted, he races against time to thwart a terrorist plot threatening millions.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
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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Alpha Protocol™
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Loyalty carries a price and no one knows this more than agent Michael Thorton. A talented young agent cast out by his government, Thorton is the only one with the information needed to stop an impending international catastrophe.
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Hitman: Blood Money
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Money Talks. Silence Pays. Prepare to Make a Killing. When assassins from Agent 47's contract agency, The ICA, are eliminated in a series of hits, it seems a larger, more powerful agency has entered the fray. Sensing he may be a target, 47 travels to America, and prepares to make a killing.
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Sniper Elite
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
As World War II draws to a close, the first covert battles of the Cold War begin. Caught in the life and death struggle between Soviets and Germans in war-torn Berlin, you control the fate of a lone American OSS Sniper.
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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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Hidden & Dangerous 2: Courage Under Fire
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Hidden & Dangerous 2 is a first and third person tactical shooter that builds upon the tremendous success of Hidden & Dangerous. You lead a small squad of Allied soldiers deep behind enemy lines, to carry out secret missions during World War II.
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METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
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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Thief
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
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METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
The first and second title in the METAL GEAR series that established the stealth action genre, as well as the basic mechanics of the series.
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Left 4 Dead 2
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
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Far Cry® 5
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Discover the open world of Hope County, Montana, besieged by a fanatical doomsday cult. Dive into the action solo or two-player co-op in the story campaign, use a vast arsenal of weapons and allies, and free Hope County from Joseph Seed and his cult.
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Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
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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Assassin's Creed® Origins
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.
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FOR HONOR™
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.
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Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Discover Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the classic pirate action-adventure game from 2013. Command your ship, hunt Templars and carve your legend as Edward Kenway across the Caribbean's Golden Age of Piracy.
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Assassin's Creed 2
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
An epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. New low price!
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Single-player alternative to Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game in which you are a Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic open world set in England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies and grow your settlement to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.