Single-player games like Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel, 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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Borderlands 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
The Ultimate Vault Hunter’s Upgrade lets you get the most out of the Borderlands 2 experience.
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Borderlands 3
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.
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Shadow Warrior 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Embark on an epic adventure full of whimsy, wonder, and high-powered weaponry! Roll your own multiclass hero then shoot, loot, slash, and cast on a quest to stop the Dragon Lord.
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Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
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Deep Rock Galactic
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
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Destiny 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
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Second Sun
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Second Sun is a Hi-octane FPS with RPG elements, set in an open world, filled with intriguing landmarks, procedurally generated dungeons and tons of loot! Explore a vast, picturesque map and use your abilities to save the Empire from devastation and prevent the world from falling into darkness.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
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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Borderlands 4
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
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Fallout: New Vegas
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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Titanfall® 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
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Just Cause 4 Reloaded
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Rogue agent Rico Rodriguez journeys to Solis, a huge South American world home of conflict, oppression and extreme weather conditions. Strap into your wingsuit, equip your fully customizable grappling hook, and get ready to bring the thunder!
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System Shock
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
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Half-Life 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
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Dishonored
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
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BioShock™ Remastered
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.
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BioShock™ 2 Remastered
Single-player alternative to Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel.
In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.