Single-player games like METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Below are 21 single-player Steam games similar to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN, 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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METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
World-renowned Kojima Productions brings the Metal Gear Solid franchise to Steam with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES. Play as the legendary hero Snake and infiltrate a Cuban military base to rescue the hostages. Can you make it out alive?
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METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
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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HITMAN World of Assassination
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Enter the world of the ultimate assassin. HITMAN World of Assassination delivers the definitive stealth action experience, putting you in the shoes of Agent 47, a master assassin. Explore immersive locations, uncover hidden secrets, and eliminate targets with complete freedom of approach.
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Breakpoint
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Become a Ghost, fighting against a rogue spec ops faction called the Wolves, in the latest Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon®!
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Potentia
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Third person shooter action adventure game with post-apocalyptic theme. Witness the adventures of Victor and his friends in this abandoned world.
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Hitman: Absolution™
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
The original assassin is back! Betrayed by the Agency and hunted by the police, Agent 47 finds himself pursuing redemption in a corrupt and twisted world.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.
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METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the origin story of Naked Snake and his mentor The Boss and the fifth title in the METAL GEAR series.
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HITMAN™
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
There is a world beyond ours. Beyond nations, justice, ethics. It never sleeps. It exists everywhere. And once you enter....there is no going back. Welcome to the World of Assassination. You are Agent 47, the world's ultimate assassin.
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Dishonored
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
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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DEATH STRANDING
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes an all-new, genre-defying experience. Sam Bridges must brave a world utterly transformed by the Death Stranding. Carrying the disconnected remnants of our future in his hands, he embarks on a journey to reconnect the shattered world one step at a time.
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Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Discover Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the classic pirate action-adventure game from 2013. Command your ship, hunt Templars and carve your legend as Edward Kenway across the Caribbean's Golden Age of Piracy.
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
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Assassin's Creed® Origins
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
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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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
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METAL GEAR SURVIVE
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
METAL GEAR SURVIVE builds upon MGSV’s stealth action gameplay with elements of exploration and survival creating a bold new experience. *An internet connection is required to play the game.
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METAL GEAR SOLID - Master Collection Version
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
The first 3D title in the METAL GEAR series pioneering a new level of stealth action with live action footage, cinematic cut scenes, and innovative gameplay.
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METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
The fourth game in the METAL GEAR series: set over two incidents in 2007 and 2009, featuring Solid Snake and Raiden, introducing new stealth gameplay features.
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Castlevania Dominus Collection
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Three incredible action adventure games from the Castlevania series have finally returned, for the first time! But wait, there's more! Haunted Castle Revisited, a redesigned version of the very first Castlevania arcade game, makes its debut!
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Castlevania Advance Collection
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN.
Count Dracula is once more back from the dead... Join the fight against Evil in the Castlevania Advance Collection, a compilation of timeless action-exploration masterpieces!