Single-player games like Metro Exodus
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Metro Exodus, 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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Metro 2033 Redux
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl tells a story about survival in the Zone – a very dangerous place, where you fear not only the radiation, anomalies and deadly creatures, but other S.T.A.L.K.E.R.s, who have their own goals and wishes.
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Fallout: New Vegas
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
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I Am Alive
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
I Am Alive casts the player as a lone survivor in a believable, dark and insecure post-apocalyptic world.
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Chernobylite Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
Chernobylite is a science-fiction survival horror RPG. Set in the hyper-realistic, 3D-scanned wasteland of Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone, explore a non-linear storyline in your search to uncover the truth of your tortured past.
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Days Gone
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
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Atomic Heart
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
In a mad and sublime utopian world, take part in explosive encounters. Adapt your fighting style to each opponent, use your environment and upgrade your equipment to fulfill your mission. If you want to reach the truth, you'll have to pay in blood.
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Darkwood
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
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Fallout 4
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of Starfield and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, comes Fallout 4. A landmark in open-world RPG design and winner of over 200 ‘Best Of’ honors, including the DICE and BAFTA Game of the Year.
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Metro: Last Light Redux
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
It is the year 2034. Beneath the ruins of post-apocalyptic Moscow, in the tunnels of the Metro, the remnants of mankind are besieged by deadly threats from outside – and within. Mutants stalk the catacombs beneath the desolate surface, and hunt amidst the poisoned skies above.
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
You are Geralt of Rivia, mercenary monster slayer. Before you stands a war-torn, monster-infested continent you can explore at will. Your current contract? Tracking down Ciri — the Child of Prophecy, a living weapon that can alter the shape of the world.
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Prey
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
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Resident Evil 2
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
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The Last of Us™ Part I
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
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Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Metro Exodus — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Metro Exodus.
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.