Single-player games like Alekhine's Gun
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Alekhine's Gun, 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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Death to Spies
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alekhine's Gun.
Smersh is Russian for "Death to Spies" and was the name of a set of counterintelligence agencies formed in the Soviet Army during World War II. Their mission was to secure the rear of the active Red Army by arresting traitors, deserters, spies and criminal cells.
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Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alekhine's Gun.
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor. And a past that catches up with you.
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Cold War
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alekhine's Gun.
Steal weapons. Improvise gadgets. Evade capture. Uncover the conspiracy.The Story:On the run and fighting for your life, you are freelance journalist Matt Carter. Twelve hours after arriving in Moscow for a routine story, you've been stripped of all possessions, beaten unconscious and thrown into the KGB's political prison.
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Velvet Assassin
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alekhine's Gun.
Inspired by the fascinating story and unbreakable spirit of British secret agent Violette Szabo, players take control of Violette Summer, a beautiful World War II spy deep behind enemy lines with no support or official backing from the British Government.
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Sniper Elite
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alekhine's Gun.
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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The Slater
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alekhine's Gun.
Get ready to kill drug dealers, crime bosses and anyone who stands in your way as you seek revenge for your father’s murder. The Slater is a story-driven first-person stealth-action-puzzle game that puts you in the shoes of a former cop Mark Slater.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: GROUND ZEROES
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alekhine's Gun.
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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Shadwen
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alekhine's Gun.
Shadwen is a 3rd person stealth-action game where the only rule is to remain unseen. Stay hidden - or the ruthless guards will kill you on sight!
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alekhine's Gun.
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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Mafia II (Classic)
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alekhine's Gun.
Vito Scaletta has started to make a name for himself on the streets of Empire Bay as someone who can be trusted to get a job done. Together with his buddy Joe, he is working to prove himself to the Mafia, quickly escalating up the family ladder with crimes of larger reward, status and consequence… the life as a wise guy isn’t quite as...
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HITMAN™
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alekhine's Gun.
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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Death to Spies: Moment of Truth
Single-player alternative to Alekhine's Gun — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alekhine's Gun.
The Most Mysterious Secret Service Agency of WWII This is a third-person stealth-action game describing the activities of the SMERSH, the most mysterious secret service agency of World War II. Moment of Truth is a sequel to the popular stealth action title Death to Spies.