Single-player games like METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES, 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: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
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Crossfire
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
Layla and Cross are two opposing operators, divided by ideology but united in a fragile alliance against a threat neither can survive alone. Tactical freedom meets grounded combat in a narrative-driven cinematic action-adventure.
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METAL GEAR SOLID Δ: SNAKE EATER
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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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METAL GEAR SOLID 3: Snake Eater - Master Collection Version
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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: Absolution™
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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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METAL GEAR SOLID 2: Sons of Liberty - Master Collection Version
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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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Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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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Dishonored
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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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METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
The first and second title in the METAL GEAR series that established the stealth action genre, as well as the basic mechanics of the series.
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HITMAN™
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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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METAL GEAR SOLID: Peace Walker - Master Collection Version
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
From Naked Snake to Big Boss. Ten years after Operation Snake Eater. While commanding a private military force in Colombia, guests from Costa Rica visit Snake. Accepting their request, Snake leads his men into confronting the conspiracy behind the East-West Cold War.
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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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METAL GEAR SOLID 4: Guns of the Patriots - Master Collection Version
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
Solid Snake's final mission. Five years after the Big Shell incident, in an era where war has become a business due to the rise of PMCs (Private Military Contractors). To stop Liquid Ocelot's uprising, the legendary hero Solid Snake faces his final battle.
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METAL GEAR SURVIVE
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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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Castlevania Dominus Collection
Single-player alternative to METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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: GROUND ZEROES — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES.
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!