Single-player games like Thief II: The Metal Age
Below are 19 single-player Steam games similar to Thief II: The Metal Age, 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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Thief: Deadly Shadows
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
You are Garrett, the master thief. Rarely seen and never caught, Garrett is the best that ever was. Able to sneak past any guard, pick any lock, and break into the most ingeniously secured residences. Garrett steals from the wealthy and gives to himself, making his living in the dark and foreboding City.
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Thief
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
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Styx: Master of Shadows
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
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Dark Messiah of Might & Magic
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Discover a new breed of Action-RPG game powered by an enhanced version of the Source™ Engine by Valve. Set in the Might & Magic® universe, players will experience ferocious combat in a dark and immersive fantasy environment. Swords, Stealth, Sorcery. Choose your way to kill.
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.
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Unknightly
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Unknightly is a medieval VR stealth game designed from the ground up for virtual reality. You assume the role of a retired master-thief as he is drawn back into a life once thought left behind.
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Kristala
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Kristala is a dark fantasy ARPG featuring challenging combat, fluid parkour, and deep exploration. Master the ancient magic of the Sacred Six Kristals and uncover the source of a mysterious curse in a thrilling, story-driven adventure.
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Skin Deep
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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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System Shock
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
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No one lives under the lighthouse Director's cut
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
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Metro Exodus
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
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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System Shock® 2 (1999)
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.
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Thief Gold
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Stalk your prey on the quest for stolen goods with your blackjack, sword, and an assortment of unique arrows. Steal for money and uncover the hidden agendas of your allies and enemies as you play through an unravelling story of deception and revenge.
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System Shock: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Re-discover what made System Shock the first of it's kind, a ground breaking immersive sim that would inspire a generation of games to come....
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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
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Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Simulation with Thief II: The Metal Age.
Lead an elite fighting team battling for freedom from the sinister forces of the Earth Hegemony. Engage in combat on the bloody battlefields of four unique worlds. Encased in your Powered Battle Armour (PBA) you are an unstoppable fighting force.
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Thief: The Dark Project Remastered
Single-player alternative to Thief II: The Metal Age — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Thief II: The Metal Age.
The shadows are your ally. Return to the city as Garrett, master thief, in this remastered classic by Nightdive Studios. Pickpocket, prowl, and outsmart in a world where trust is a luxury and every stolen secret comes at a price.