Single-player games like Borderlands 2
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Borderlands 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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Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 2.
Launch into the Borderlands universe and shoot ‘n’ loot your way through a brand new adventure that rockets you onto Pandora’s moon in Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel!
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Borderlands 3
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 2.
The original shooter-looter returns, packing bazillions of guns and a mayhem-fueled adventure! Blast through new worlds and enemies as one of four new Vault Hunters.
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Borderlands 4
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 2.
Borderlands 4 is a mayhem-fueled looter shooter, jam-packed with billions of weapons, deadly enemies, and intense co-op action. Break free from a dangerous hidden planet as one of four new badass Vault Hunters.
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Shadow Warrior 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 2.
Shadow Warrior 2 is the stunning evolution of Flying Wild Hog’s offbeat first-person shooter starring the brash warrior Lo Wang, who must again wield a devastating combination of guns, blades, magic and wit to strike down the demonic legions overwhelming the world.
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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 2.
Embark on an epic adventure full of whimsy, wonder, and high-powered weaponry! Roll your own multiclass hero then shoot, loot, slash, and cast on a quest to stop the Dragon Lord.
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Destiny 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 2.
Destiny 2 is an action MMO with a single evolving world that you and your friends can join anytime, anywhere, absolutely free.
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Deep Rock Galactic
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 2.
Deep Rock Galactic is a 1-4 player co-op FPS featuring dwarven space miners, procedurally-generated destructible environments, and endless hordes of alien monsters. Explore cave systems, mine for minerals, and work together to survive!
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Tom Clancy’s The Division® 2
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 2.
Join The Division in this open world tactical shooter. Engage in intense cover-based combat, team up with friends, and build your ultimate agent to save Washington, D.C.
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Mass Effect (2007)
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 2.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
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Tales from the Borderlands
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Tales from the Borderlands is a five-part episodic game set on the unforgiving world of Pandora between the events of Borderlands 2 and Borderlands 3. This is a story full of Borderlands' trademark humor, following two adventurers on their quest for greatness.
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ZOMBI ROCKSTAR
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 2.
ZOMBIE ROCKSTAR is a platform game with zombies and rock and roll in which you will travel through the city protecting your girlfriend and fighting against the cannibal zombie holocaust.
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Tiny
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Tiny: is a first-person platformer. Your goal is to reach the top and achieve a good speedrun.
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Diablo® IV
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 2.
Join the fight for Sanctuary in Diablo® IV, the ultimate action RPG adventure. Experience the critically acclaimed campaign and new seasonal content.
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Monster Hunter: World
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 2.
Welcome to a new world! In Monster Hunter: World, the latest installment in the series, you can enjoy the ultimate hunting experience, using everything at your disposal to hunt monsters in a new world teeming with surprises and excitement.
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Half-Life: Opposing Force
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 2.
Return to the Black Mesa Research Facility as one of the military specialists assigned to eliminate Gordon Freeman. Experience an entirely new episode of single player action. Meet fierce alien opponents, and experiment with new weaponry. Named 'Game of the Year' by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences.
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Borderlands Game of the Year
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 2.
Get ready for the mind blowing insanity! Play as one of four trigger-happy mercenaries and take out everything that stands in your way! With its addictive action, frantic first-person shooter combat, massive arsenal of weaponry, RPG elements and four-player co-op, Borderlands is a breakthrough experience that challenges all the...
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Half-Life: Blue Shift
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Borderlands 2.
Made by Gearbox Software and originally released in 2001 as an add-on to Half-Life, Blue Shift is a return to the Black Mesa Research Facility in which you play as Barney Calhoun, the security guard sidekick who helped Gordon out of so many sticky situations.
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Borderlands Game of the Year Enhanced
Single-player alternative to Borderlands 2 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with Borderlands 2.
Discover the original co-op shooter-looter, crammed with new enhancements! As one of 4 trigger-happy mercenaries with RPG progression, equip bazillions of guns to take on the desert planet Pandora.