Single-player games like DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT, 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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DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
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?
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DEATH STRANDING
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes an all-new, genre-defying experience. Sam Bridges must brave a world utterly transformed by the Death Stranding. Carrying the disconnected remnants of our future in his hands, he embarks on a journey to reconnect the shattered world one step at a time.
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Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
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Days Gone
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
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STAR WARS Jedi: Fallen Order™
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, a 3rd person action-adventure title from Respawn. An abandoned Padawan must complete his training, develop new powerful Force abilities, and master the art of the lightsaber - all while staying one step ahead of the Empire.
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Steel Seed
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
Steel Seed is a stealth-action adventure set in a dark sci-fi world on the brink of extinction. Play as Zoe and her drone Koby as they explore a hostile underground facility. Uncover secrets, survive dangers, search for answers, and humanity’s last hope.
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The Last of Us™ Part I
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
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Atomfall
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
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 DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
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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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
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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Cairn
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mount Kami. Discover what Aava is willing to sacrifice to achieve the ascent of a lifetime.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
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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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.
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ELDEN RING
Single-player alternative to DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT.
THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FANTASY ACTION RPG. Rise, Tarnished, and be guided by grace to brandish the power of the Elden Ring and become an Elden Lord in the Lands Between.