Single-player games like The Secret Ops 2
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Secret Ops 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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sea fight
Single-player alternative to The Secret Ops 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Secret Ops 2.
"Naval Battle" is a simple game. Players control submarines and fire torpedoes to attack the enemy. By upgrading the base and obtaining modules in battles, players can become powerful quickly. Have a great time playing!
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ExZeus™: The Complete Collection
Single-player alternative to The Secret Ops 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Secret Ops 2.
Ultra high-tech fighting robots are humanity’s last defense to repel alien forces who will stop at nothing to wipe our civilization from existence! Blast those aliens back to where they came from in these two action-focused high-flying 3D arcade style rail shooters!
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Lost Planet™: Extreme Condition
Single-player alternative to The Secret Ops 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Secret Ops 2.
Driven to the brink of extinction on ice-covered wastelands, humankind fights to survive. Battle to survive against gargantuan alien Akrid and treacherous Snow Pirates on the vast and frozen landscape of EDN III.
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Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
Single-player alternative to The Secret Ops 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Secret Ops 2.
Thousands of giant insects and aliens once again ravage the earth, and only the Earth Defense Force can stop them.
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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to The Secret Ops 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Secret Ops 2.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
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Red Faction®: Armageddon™
Single-player alternative to The Secret Ops 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Secret Ops 2.
Red Faction: Armageddon Path to War includes 4 new missions, 2 unlockable items and 10 new achievements!
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Single-player alternative to The Secret Ops 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Secret Ops 2.
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
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Akimbot
Single-player alternative to The Secret Ops 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Secret Ops 2.
In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!
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隐秘任务 the Secret Ops
Single-player alternative to The Secret Ops 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Secret Ops 2.
You just finished a secret mission, but there was an accident in the headquarters you belong to. You are now an experienced agent who will solve the leak crisis at the headquarters. Here you'll encounter a variety of enemies, they can be stupid, but some are also very cunning. Well, good luck.