Single-player games like Sleeping Dogs
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Sleeping Dogs, 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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Grand Theft Auto III
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.
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Mafia II (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...
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Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
The Definitive Edition of the critically acclaimed, award winning open-world action adventure, reworked, rebuilt and re-mastered for the new generation. With all previously available DLC included and a wealth of tech and visual improvements, Hong Kong has never felt so alive.
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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City includes both The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony together and does not require a copy of the original Grand Theft Auto IV to play.
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Overgrowth
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
Feel like the star of a martial arts film in Overgrowth, as you jump, kick, throw, and slash your way to victory. Free the rabbits from their evil overlords in the main story, then play through the prequel story, and finally, try out nine years of mods developed by the community, or create your own!
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It's Only Money
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
The mayor of Rockhaven threw you down a hole into the Undercity. Why? Net worth too low. In this open-world simulation, you and up to 3 pals will steal, fight, and scheme to reclaim the city. Customise your rides, buy businesses, and take on the Mayor’s forces. Rockhaven is yours for the taking!
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Responding
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Responding is an upcoming open-world Emergency Services simulator sandbox that offers a realistic and in-depth Police, Fire, and EMS experience that is set in a fictional version of New York State.
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Yakuza 0
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
SEGA’s legendary Japanese series finally comes to PC. Fight like hell through Tokyo and Osaka as junior yakuza Kiryu and Majima. Take a front row seat to 1980s life in Japan in an experience unlike anything else in video gaming, with uncapped framerates and 4K resolutions. A legend is born.
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Watch_Dogs™
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
In today's hyper-connected world, Chicago operates under ctOS, the most advanced computer network in America.
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Mad Max
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
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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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
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 Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
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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Saints Row
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the American Southwest. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.
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NEO: The World Ends with You
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Sleeping Dogs.
"Only the possibility of you can change our fate" Rindo comes to the grim realization that his life is on the line when he is forced to compete in the so-called "Reapers' Game."
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Bully: Scholarship Edition
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Bully tells the story of mischievous 15-year-old Jimmy Hopkins as he goes through the hilarity and awkwardness of adolescence. Beat the jocks at dodge ball, play pranks on the preppies, save the nerds, kiss the girl and navigate the social hierarchy in the worst school around.
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Sleeping Dogs: Ghost Pig
Single-player alternative to Sleeping Dogs — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Sleeping Dogs.
Become the elusive movie star with the Ghost Pig mask. Dogeyes’ black fedora hat, an assassin’s straw hat, and a lone sheriff’s hat are also included in this free pack.