Single-player games like Far Cry® 2
Below are 23 single-player Steam games similar to Far Cry® 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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Far Cry 3
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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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Far Cry®
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
A tropical paradise seethes with hidden evil in Far Cry®, a cunningly detailed action shooter that pushes the boundaries of combat to shocking new levels. Freelance mariner Jack Carver is cursing the day he ever came to this island.
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Far Cry® 4
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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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Far Cry® 5
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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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Far Cry® Primal
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
The award-winning Far Cry franchise returns with its innovative open world gameplay, bringing together massive beasts, breathtaking environments, and unpredictable savage encounters. Welcome to the Stone Age, a time of danger and adventure.
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Metro Exodus
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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® New Dawn
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
Dive into a transformed vibrant post-apocalyptic Hope County, Montana, 17 years after a global nuclear catastrophe. Lead the fight against the Highwaymen, as they seek to take over the last remaining resources.
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Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.
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BioShock™
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.
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Tales from the Borderlands
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
Become a Ghost, fighting against a rogue spec ops faction called the Wolves, in the latest Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®!
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Prey
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
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Days Gone
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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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Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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 Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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 Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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 Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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 Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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 Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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.