Single-player games like HITMAN™
Below are 20 single-player Steam games similar to HITMAN™, 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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HITMAN™ 2
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in HITMAN™ 2. From sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests, nowhere is safe from the world’s most creative assassin, Agent 47 in the ultimate spy thriller story.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
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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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Chaos Theory®
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
Experience one of the most critically acclaimed stealth-action games of all time. Uncover a conspiracy that hits close to home and stop World War III.
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PAYDAY 2
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
PAYDAY 2 is an action-packed, four-player co-op shooter that once again lets gamers don the masks of the original PAYDAY crew - Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains - as they descend on Washington DC for an epic crime spree.
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Middle-earth™: Shadow of Mordor™
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Fight through Mordor and uncover the truth of the spirit that compels you, discover the origins of the Rings of Power, build your legend and ultimately confront the evil of Sauron in this new chronicle of Middle-earth.
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Sniper Elite
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
As World War II draws to a close, the first covert battles of the Cold War begin. Caught in the life and death struggle between Soviets and Germans in war-torn Berlin, you control the fate of a lone American OSS Sniper.
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Rise of the Tomb Raider™
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
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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Thief
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
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Styx: Master of Shadows
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
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Dishonored
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
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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No Man's Sky
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
No Man's Sky is a game about exploration and survival in an infinite procedurally generated universe.
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Fallout 3
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Vault-Tec engineers have worked around the clock on an interactive reproduction of Wasteland life for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own vault. Included is an expansive world, unique combat, shockingly realistic visuals, tons of player choice, and an incredible cast of dynamic characters.
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Fallout: New Vegas
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
The year is 2052 and the world is a dangerous and chaotic place. Terrorists operate openly - killing thousands; drugs, disease and pollution kill even more. The world's economies are close to collapse and the gap between the insanely wealthy and the desperately poor grows ever wider.
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Cruelty Squad
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
An immersive power fantasy simulator with tactical stealth elements set in a sewage infused garbage world
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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HITMAN World of Assassination
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
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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Hitman: Codename 47
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
As the enigmatic Hitman, you must use stealth and tactical problem solving to enter, execute and exit your assignment with minimum attention and maximum effectiveness. For a price, you have access to the most devious devices, but how you use them will determine if you retire as a millionaire or get permanently retired.
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Freedom Fighters
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
Freedom Fighters is an intense third-person action game set in an alternate history New York during the invasion of a foreign superpower. Take on the role of Chris Stone, a hard-working plumber, and rise through the ranks of the resistance to prove yourself as a charismatic leader.
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007 First Light
Single-player alternative to HITMAN™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with HITMAN™.
Earn the Number. 007 First Light is a thrilling espionage action-adventure game from IO Interactive. Follow James Bond as a young, resourceful and sometimes reckless recruit in MI6's training programme, and discover an origin story of the world’s most famous spy.