Single-player games like Quake II
Below are 21 single-player Steam games similar to Quake II, 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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Quake
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Developed by the award-winning id Software, Quake® is the ground-breaking, original dark fantasy first-person shooter that inspires today’s retro-style FPS games. With Quake (Enhanced), experience the authentic, updated, and visually enhanced version of the original.
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DOOM + DOOM II
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Developed by id Software, and originally released in 1993 and 1994, the definitive, newly enhanced versions of DOOM + DOOM II are available as a combined product.
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Blood: Refreshed Supply™
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.
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Heretic + Hexen
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Step into the definitive re-release of two dark spell-casting shooters that shaped the genre. This enhanced restoration makes Heretic™ + Hexen™ available to new audiences and long-time fans with expanded accessibility across more platforms and languages than ever before.
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DOOM II
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Hell has invaded Earth, and to save it, you must battle mightier demons with even more powerful weapons. This beloved sequel to the groundbreaking DOOM (1993) introduced players to the brutal Super Shotgun, the infamous Icon of Sin boss, and more intense FPS action.
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Prodeus
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
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Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Serious Sam Classic: The Second Encounter is a high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS and Gamespot's Game of the Month February 2002!
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Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is a visually upgraded and fully Steam supported remake version of the original high-adrenaline single-play and 16-player co-operative arcade-action FPS which was Gamespot's Game of the Year 2001 and which scored overall of 87% on Metacritic!
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Quake III Arena
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
The greatest warriors of all time and space have been summoned to battle for the amusement of an ancient alien race. Wield a variety of guns and power-ups as you fight for glory against ruthless combatants in this fast-paced single-player and multiplayer FPS.
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Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Unreal Tournament is the original King of the Hill in the frag-or-be-fragged multiplayer gaming world. As the undisputed 1999 Game of the Year, Unreal Tournament grabbed the first person shooter genre by the soiled seat of its pants and knocked it around the room with its never-before-seen graphics, brutal edge-of-your-seat gameplay and...
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Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
You are part of an elite commando force that must infiltrate a hostile alien cite. Once inside, you must scour industrial landscapes, crawl through waterways and air ducts, navigate treacherous canyons teeming with vicious mutants, stow away on an alien spacecraft, and destroy the enemy's secret moon base.
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QUAKE Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
After defeating Shub-Niggurath, you arrive back at your home base on Earth, but it's not all blue skies and butterflies. Apparently, not all QUAKE forces have been subdued. Chaos ensues as you blast your way through the QUAKE minions and toward the infested gateway. Your only choice is to find the source of evil and shut it down.
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Serious Sam 3: BFE
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Serious Sam 3: BFE is a prequel to the original indie fast action FPS and Game of the Year sensation - Serious Sam: The First Encounter!
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Wolfenstein: The New Order
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Wolfenstein®: The New Order reignites the series that created the first-person shooter genre. Wolfenstein offers a deep game narrative packed with action, adventure and first-person combat.
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Quake Live
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Experience the most exciting and fast-paced FPS gameplay while competing with players from around the world in over 100 arenas, a dozen game modes, and with persistent career stats tracking, in this online features-focused successor to Quake III Arena.
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DOOM Eternal
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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DOOM: The Dark Ages
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
DOOM: The Dark Ages is the prequel to the critically acclaimed DOOM (2016) and DOOM Eternal that tells an epic cinematic story worthy of the DOOM Slayer’s legend. Players will step into the blood-stained boots of the DOOM Slayer, in this never-before-seen dark and sinister medieval war against Hell.
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RAGE 2
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
RAGE 2 brings together two studio powerhouses – Avalanche Studios, masters of open world insanity, and id Software, creators of the first-person shooter – to deliver a carnival of carnage where you can go anywhere, shoot anything, and explode everything.
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RAGE
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
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!
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DOOM 3
Single-player alternative to Quake II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Quake II.
A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.