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Single-player games like Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition

Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, 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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    Fallout 4 — Steam game cover

    Fallout 4

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.

    2015RPG19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout: New Vegas — Steam game cover

    Fallout: New Vegas

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!

    2010ActionRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout 3 — Steam game cover

    Fallout 3

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.

    2008RPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Humanity Lost — Steam game cover

    Humanity Lost

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    Will you save humanity? You are on a mission to find a new planet for humans to inhabit. In this story driven FPS space opera you will explore open world planets, find weapons, upgrade your character, and befriend alien species.

    2021ActionAdventureRPG3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Fallout 4 VR — Steam game cover

    Fallout 4 VR

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    Fallout 4, the legendary post-apocalyptic adventure from Bethesda Game Studios and winner of more than 200 ‘Best Of’ awards, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year, comes in its entirety to VR.

    2017RPG59.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    RAGE — Steam game cover

    RAGE

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Powered by id’s revolutionary id Tech® 5 technology, RAGE is an intense first-person shooter with breakneck vehicle combat, an expansive world to explore, and jaw-dropping graphics!

    2011Action9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    State of Decay — Steam game cover

    State of Decay

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    The end is here. Life as you knew it has gone to hell after the mother of all zombie outbreaks. Now you and the few scattered survivors must band together to survive and rebuild in a 3rd-person action game set in a dynamic open world.

    2013ActionSimulationRPGDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky — Steam game cover

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky – standalone prequel for the acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, which tells you story about the Clear Sky group, that want to research the Zone and understand it better.

    2008ActionRPG19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim — Steam game cover

    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    EPIC FANTASY REBORN The next chapter in the highly anticipated Elder Scrolls saga arrives from the makers of the 2006 and 2008 Games of the Year, Bethesda Game Studios. Skyrim reimagines and revolutionizes the open-world fantasy epic, bringing to life a complete virtual world open for you to explore any way you choose.

    2011RPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines — Steam game cover

    Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Vampire®: The Masquerade-Bloodlines™ delivers a new type of RPG experience-one that blends all the core elements of a traditional RPG with the graphical richness, immediacy and brutal combat of a first-person action game. The game plunges players into the dark and gritty vampire underworld of modern-day L.A. as a creature of the night.

    2007Action19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED — Steam game cover

    DARK SOULS™: REMASTERED

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Then, there was fire. Re-experience the critically acclaimed, genre-defining game that started it all. Beautifully remastered, return to Lordran in stunning high-definition detail running at 60fps.

    2018Action39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mass Effect (2007) — Steam game cover

    Mass Effect (2007)

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.

    2008ActionRPG5.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Strife® — Steam game cover

    Strife®

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    Strife® is a truly free to play, competitive, MOBA that features non-stop action and engaging combat. Take control of powerful and versatile heroes, each capable of dominating in unique ways, and exert your will in an epic battle between two teams.

    2015ActionStrategyRPGFreeSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered — Steam game cover

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    Explore Cyrodiil like never before with stunning new visuals and refined gameplay in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion™ Remastered.

    2025RPG49.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition — Steam game cover

    The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    Winner of more than 200 Game of the Year Awards, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition brings the epic fantasy to life in stunning detail. The Special Edition includes the critically acclaimed game and add-ons with all-new features.

    2016RPG39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Starfield — Steam game cover

    Starfield

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    Starfield is the first new universe in 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4.

    2023RPG49.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009) — Steam game cover

    The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition (2009)

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    PUBLISHER UPDATE - This is the product page for The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, released in 2009. ---The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion® Game of the Year Edition presents one of the best RPGs of all time like never before. Step inside the most richly detailed and vibrant game-world ever created.

    2009RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition — Steam game cover

    The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition

    Single-player alternative to Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition.

    The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition includes Morrowind plus all of the content from the Bloodmoon and Tribunal expansions. The original Mod Construction Set is not included in this package. An epic, open-ended single-player RPG, Morrowind allows you to create and play any kind of character imaginable.

    2009RPG14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →