Single-player games like Far Cry® 2
Below are 24 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®
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 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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Crysis
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
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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Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is a game about a fictitious conflict on one of the Sakhalin islands.
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Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Prepare for the Future™ With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival.
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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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Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
Become the ultimate assassin in the most realistic modern warfare sniping game available. Engage in an immersive single-player campaign across large, open-ended maps. Tactical thinking, stealth approach and precision in execution of long shots required.
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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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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™ Remastered
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.
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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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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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Don't Starve
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Don’t Starve is an uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic. Enter a strange and unexplored world full of strange creatures, dangers, and surprises. Gather resources to craft items and structures that match your survival style.
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 2.
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
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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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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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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.