Single-player games like Vanquish
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Vanquish, 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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METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Developed by Kojima Productions and PlatinumGames, METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE takes the renowned METAL GEAR franchise into exciting new territory with an all-new action experience. The game seamlessly melds pure action and epic story-telling that surrounds Raiden – a child soldier transformed into a half-human, half-cyborg ninja who...
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Strike Suit Zero
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Pilot the mecha Strike Suit across massive fleet battles where your dogfighting skills decide Earth's fate. Fast, frantic space combat with capital ship destruction, multiple endings, and a universe that's anything but empty. This is space combat reborn.
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Bayonetta
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
PlatinumGames’ universally acclaimed action masterpiece finally comes to PC. Experience the over-the-top stylish action in 60fps at unlocked HD resolutions. The definitive way to play: being bad never felt so good.
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Titanfall® 2
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
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Front Mission Evolved
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Experience piloting and customizing massive armored units called Wanzers while engaging in high-intensity battles driven by a compelling story. The battle begins now!
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War Tech Fighters
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
War Tech Fighters - the space action game that combines the spectacular action of Japanese Anime with Hollywood Blockbusters. Configure, upgrade and customize your War Tech and dive into battle to fight back the Zatronian forces and save your galaxy!
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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
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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Binary Domain
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Set in futuristic Tokyo, take control of the robotic community before they control everything!
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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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ULTRAKILL
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
ULTRAKILL is a fast-paced ultra-violent retro FPS that combines the skill-based style scoring of character action games with the unadulterated carnage inspired by the best shooters of the '90s. Rip apart your foes with varied destructive weaponry and shower in their blood to regain your health.
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Warframe
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
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Resident Evil 6
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Blending action and survival horror, Resident Evil 6 promises to be the dramatic horror experience of 2013.
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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Mass Effect™: Andromeda Deluxe Edition
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
Return to the Mass Effect universe & lead the first humans in Andromeda on a desperate search for our new home.
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TRANSFORMERS: Devastation
Single-player alternative to Vanquish — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Vanquish.
The TRANSFORMERS are back, and this time they’re in the hands of acclaimed developer PlatinumGames, who have combined their over-the-top brawler action with comic book inspired art to create a TRANSFORMERS game like none other.