Single-player games like Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™, 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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Middle-earth™: Shadow of War™
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Assassin's Creed® Origins
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.
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Assassin's Creed® III Remastered
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Relive the American Revolution or experience it for the first time in Assassin's Creed® III Remastered, with enhanced graphics and improved gameplay mechanics. Also includes Assassin's Creed Liberation remastered and all solo DLC content.
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Assassin's Creed Mirage
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Become a deadly Master Assassin in this action-adventure game. Explore the streets of ninth-century Baghdad through the eyes of Basim. Take down your targets while seeking justice as part of the Hidden Ones.
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Styx: Master of Shadows
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Sekiro™: Shadows Die Twice - GOTY Edition
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Game of the Year - The Game Awards 2019 Best Action Game of 2019 - IGN Carve your own clever path to vengeance in the award winning adventure from developer FromSoftware, creators of Bloodborne and the Dark Souls series. Take Revenge. Restore Your Honor. Kill Ingeniously.
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Assassin's Creed 2
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
An epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. New low price!
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Assassin’s Creed® Brotherhood
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
It’s time to join the Brotherhood.
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Assassin's Creed™: Director's Cut Edition
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Assassin's Creed™ is the next-gen game developed by Ubisoft Montreal that redefines the action genre. While other games claim to be next-gen with impressive graphics and physics, Assassin's Creed merges technology, game design, theme and emotions into a world where you instigate chaos and become a vulnerable, yet powerful, agent of...
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
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Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
In Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-Man collide in an original action-packed story. Play as an experienced Peter Parker, fighting big crime and iconic villains in Marvel’s New York. Web-swing through vibrant neighborhoods and defeat villains with epic takedowns.
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Batman™: Arkham VR
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Experience Gotham City through the eyes of the World's Greatest Detective in an all new Arkham mystery.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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.
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Just Cause™ 3
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
With over 1000 km² of complete freedom from sky to seabed, Rico Rodriguez returns to unleash chaos in the most creative and explosive ways imaginable.
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Mad Max
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Blood™ Fresh Supply
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathesome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum.
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Blood: One Unit Whole Blood
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You carved your soul to shreds in servitude to a dark god, but false promises and betrayal were your only reward. Now you have a score to settle and it will be measured in blood! Experience the madness in one carnage-soaked package! All the gore, all the unholy war! Zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds and blood-crazed hordes of horrors await!
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Blood II: The Chosen + Expansion
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Includes original Blood II: The Chosen and add-on package The Nightmare LevelsAn immersive atmosphere full of dark humor and exciting actionFour playable characters and wide variety of weapons
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Blood: Refreshed Supply™
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
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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Shogo: Mobile Armor Division
Single-player alternative to Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Shogo is an anime-inspired first-person shooter. Fight on foot or pilot a giant mech in both open and urban levels. You will know the true power of giant robots!