Single-player games like Descent 2
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Descent 2, 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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Descent
Single-player alternative to Descent 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.
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Descent 3
Single-player alternative to Descent 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descent 2.
The vertigo continues as the highly anticipated sequel to Descent I and II takes the mind-bending, pulse-pounding experience to another level!
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Overload
Single-player alternative to Descent 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descent 2.
A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.
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STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Single-player alternative to Descent 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II picks up where the award-winning Dark Forces™ game left off...with even more features and firepower in dazzling 3D graphics. As Kyle Katarn, you must acquire a lightsaber and learn the ways of the Force to become a Jedi Knight.
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Freespace 2
Single-player alternative to Descent 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descent 2.
FreeSpace 2, the follow up to the classic Descent: FreeSpace – The Great War is ready to engage you in the second round. Follow the Grand Terran Vasudan Alliance further into the mysteries of the Shivans. Get your flight stick and hit the flight deck. The last time was just a warm up.
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Desecrators
Single-player alternative to Descent 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descent 2.
Desecrators is a retro six-degrees-of-freedom shooter set in a 41st-century galaxy where outlaw hovercraft pilots plunder deep-space installations. Loot destructive weapons and powerful upgrades to take on the ultimate heist: the legendary vaults of the Galactic Treasury.
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Quake
Single-player alternative to Descent 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descent 2.
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 II
Single-player alternative to Descent 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descent 2.
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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DOOM
Single-player alternative to Descent 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descent 2.
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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Vertigo Remastered
Single-player alternative to Descent 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Descent 2.
An immersive story-driven shooter incorporating the cutting edge of VR gameplay, Vertigo Remastered is a complete overhaul and occasional reimagining of the 2016 original.