Single-player games like The Great
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Great, 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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God of War
Single-player alternative to The Great — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Great.
His vengeance against the Gods of Olympus years behind him, Kratos now lives as a man in the realm of Norse Gods and monsters. It is in this harsh, unforgiving world that he must fight to survive… and teach his son to do the same.
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Vampyr
Single-player alternative to The Great — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Great.
London, 1918. You are newly-turned Vampyr Dr. Jonathan Reid. As a doctor, you must find a cure to save the city’s flu-ravaged citizens. As a Vampyr, you are cursed to feed on those you vowed to heal.
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Rise of the Ronin
Single-player alternative to The Great — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Great.
Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind "Nioh" and "NINJA GAIDEN."
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Maneater
Single-player alternative to The Great — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Great.
Experience the ultimate power fantasy as the apex predator of the seas - a giant Shark! Terrorize the coastal waterways. Tear swimmers and divers limb from limb, give the humans a reason to fear you!
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The Surge
Single-player alternative to The Great — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Great.
Welcome to CREO, the megacorporation saving the world! A catastrophic event has knocked you out during the first day on the job… you wake up equipped with a heavy-grade exoskeleton, in a destroyed section of the complex.
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Bleak Faith: Forsaken
Single-player alternative to The Great — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Great.
Explore the last remnants of civilization in this vast, unforgiving, and interconnected world. Learn what is left of its history. Discover pockets of natural life in the perpetually expanding Omnistructure. Lose yourself in a journey unlike any other. Find your purpose in the world.
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Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
Single-player alternative to The Great — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Great.
Experience an epic open-world brought to life by the award-winning Nemesis System. Forge a new Ring of Power, conquer Fortresses in massive battles and dominate Mordor with your personal orc army in Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™.
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ELDEN RING
Single-player alternative to The Great — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Great.
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.
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ZombiGON
Single-player alternative to The Great — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Early Access with The Great.
Build a community of survivors from a zombie apocalypse. Manage survivors' skills and morale to cooperate in surviving disasters. Find food, weapons, medicine, and do whatever it takes to survive.