Single-player games like NieR:Automata™
Below are 21 single-player Steam games similar to NieR:Automata™, 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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NieR Replicant™ ver.1.22474487139...
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
The upgraded prequel of NieR:Automata. A kind young man sets out with Grimoire Weiss, a strange talking book, to search for the "Sealed verses" in order to save his sister Yonah, who fell terminally ill to the Black Scrawl.
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FINAL FANTASY XV WINDOWS EDITION
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Take the journey, now in ultimate quality. Boasting a wealth of bonus content and supporting ultra high-resolution graphical options and HDR 10, you can now enjoy the beautiful and carefully-crafted experience of FINAL FANTASY XV like never before.
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STAR OCEAN™ - THE LAST HOPE -™ 4K & Full HD Remaster
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Explore the galaxy on your quest, make allies and enemies among the alien races you encounter, and uncover a danger so great that it threatens all of creation.
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LIGHTNING RETURNS™: FINAL FANTASY® XIII
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Lightning Returns is the concluding chapter of the Final Fantasy XIII saga and series heroine Lightning's final battle. The grand finale of the trilogy brings a world reborn as well as free character customization and stunning action based battles.
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FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0™ HD
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0 HD brings an immersive world, memorable characters and the production value known of the series, together with high quality gameplay and storytelling truly worthy of the FINAL FANTASY name.
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Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Experience the epic Horizon Forbidden West™ in its entirety with bonus content and the Burning Shores expansion included. The Burning Shores add-on contains additional content for Aloy’s adventure, including new storylines, characters, and experiences in a stunning yet hazardous new area.
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Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Experience Aloy’s legendary quest to unravel the mysteries of a future Earth ruled by Machines. Use devastating tactical attacks against your prey and explore a majestic open world in this award-winning action RPG!
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Tales of Berseria™
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Players embark on a journey of self-discovery as they assume the role of Velvet, a young woman whose once kind demeanor has been replaced and overcome with a festering anger and hatred after a traumatic experience three years prior to the events within Tales of Berseria.
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Stellar Blade™
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Save humanity from extinction in post-apocalyptic action-adventure Stellar Blade™. Experience blistering combat and a twisting storyline as you unravel the mysteries of Earth’s downfall.
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Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with NieR:Automata™.
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
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Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
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Braid
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
This is the original version of Braid from 2009, which may not work well on newer systems. For an updated version of the game with nicer graphics, more levels and a large amount of developer commentary, see Braid, Anniversary Edition.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with NieR:Automata™.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Cyberpunk 2077
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure RPG set in the dark future of Night City — a dangerous megalopolis obsessed with power, glamor, and ceaseless body modification.
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CODE VEIN
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
In the face of certain death, we rise. Team up and embark on a journey to the ends of hell to unlock your past and escape your living nightmare in CODE VEIN.
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FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Join over 30 million adventurers worldwide and take part in an epic and ever-changing FINAL FANTASY. Experience an unforgettable story, exhilarating battles, and a myriad of captivating environments to explore.
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FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
Cloud Strife, an ex-SOLDIER operative, descends on the mako-powered city of Midgar. The world of the timeless classic FINAL FANTASY VII is reborn, using cutting-edge graphics technology, a new battle system and an additional adventure featuring Yuffie Kisaragi.
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FINAL FANTASY VII
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with NieR:Automata™.
The RPG classic FINAL FANTASY VII returns to PC, now with brand new online features!
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FINAL FANTASY XVI
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
An epic dark fantasy where fates are decided by mighty Eikons and the Dominants who wield them. This is the tale of Clive Rosfield, a tragic warrior who swears revenge on the Dark Eikon Ifrit, a mysterious entity that leaves naught but calamity in its wake.
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FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with NieR:Automata™.
The Unknown Journey Continues... After escaping the city of Midgar, Cloud and his friends set out on a journey across the planet. New adventures await in a vibrant, expansive world in this standalone entry of the FFVII remake trilogy.
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FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster
Single-player alternative to NieR:Automata™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with NieR:Automata™.
FINAL FANTASY X/X-2 HD Remaster celebrates two of the most cherished and beloved entries to the world-renowned franchise, completely remastered in gorgeous High Definition & now available on PC / Windows!