Single-player games like Red Dead Redemption
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Red Dead Redemption, 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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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
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GUN™
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
When life robs Colton White of all that matters, the only thing left he can trust is his GUN. From award-winning developer, Neversoft, and accomplished screenwriter, Randall Jahnson (The Mask of Zorro, The Doors), GUN follows Colton on his quest for discovery as he seeks to exact vengeful justice on those who have wronged him.
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The Last of Us™ Part I
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas – The Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas: It’s the early ’90s. After a couple of cops frame him for homicide, Carl ‘CJ’ Johnson is forced on a journey that takes him across the entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control of the streets.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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Resident Evil 3
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
A remake of the 2004 game METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER, with the same gripping story and engrossing world, now with all new graphics and 3D audio that enhance the jungle atmosphere. Get ready for the ultimate survival stealth action experience.
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Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers. Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Welcome to Vice City. Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair, excess and pastel suits comes a story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile.
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Grand Theft Auto III
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Welcome to Liberty City. Where it all began. With stellar voice acting, a darkly comic storyline, a stunning soundtrack and revolutionary open-world gameplay, Grand Theft Auto III is the game that defined the open world genre for a generation.
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Grand Theft Auto: Vice City – The Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
Welcome to the 1980s. From the decade of big hair and pastel suits comes the story of one man's rise to the top of the criminal pile. Grand Theft Auto returns with Tommy Vercetti’s tale of betrayal and revenge in a neon-soaked tropical town full of excess and brimming with possibilities.
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Grand Theft Auto III – The Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Red Dead Redemption — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Red Dead Redemption.
It all starts in Liberty City. With revolutionary freedom to go anywhere and jack anyone, Grand Theft Auto III puts the center of the criminal underworld at your fingertips, if you have enough guts to take it.