Single-player games like Far Cry® 5
Below are 23 single-player Steam games similar to Far Cry® 5, 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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Far Cry 3
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
Discover the dark secrets of a lawless island ruled by violence and take the fight to the enemy as you try to escape. You’ll need more than luck to escape alive!
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Far Cry® 4
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
Hidden in the towering Himalayas lies Kyrat, a country steeped in tradition and violence. You are Ajay Ghale. Traveling to Kyrat to fulfill your mother’s dying wish, you find yourself caught up in a civil war to overthrow the oppressive regime of dictator Pagan Min.
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
Create a team with up to 3 friends in Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon® Wildlands and enjoy the ultimate military shooter experience set in a massive, dangerous, and responsive open world.
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
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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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
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Metro Exodus
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 5.
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
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Fallout 4
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — 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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Dying Light
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 5.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
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Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
A storm is coming. Venture into the complete Ghost of Tsushima DIRECTOR’S CUT on PC; forge your own path through this open-world action adventure and uncover its hidden wonders. Brought to you by Sucker Punch Productions, Nixxes Software and PlayStation Studios.
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The Saboteur™
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
This open-world action thriller takes you through the seedy streets of Paris as you seek to undermine the German authority and lead a rebellion. Fight across rooftops and through dangerous alleys, and operate a wide variety of vehicles as you navigate your terrain.
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Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 5.
Rainbow Six® Siege is the reference in tactical team shooters, where elite strategy and execution triumph. Enjoy free access to Quick Match, Unranked, and Dual Front game modes with a selection of operators.
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Tom Clancy’s The Division™
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
A tactical open world third-person shooter set in New York after a deadly pandemic. Team up or go solo to restore order against deadly factions, secure loot, and conquer high-risk endgame challenges.
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Watch Dogs®: Legion
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
Build a resistance as you fight to take back a near-future London facing its downfall. Welcome to the Resistance.
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Far Cry® 6
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
Enter the adrenaline-filled world of a modern-day guerrilla revolution. With stunning vistas, visceral gunplay, and a huge variety of gameplay experiences, there's never been a better time to join the fight.
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HITMAN™
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 5.
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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HITMAN™ 2
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 5.
Travel the globe and track your targets across exotic sandbox locations in HITMAN™ 2. From sun-drenched streets to dark and dangerous rainforests, nowhere is safe from the world’s most creative assassin, Agent 47 in the ultimate spy thriller story.
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Assassin's Creed® Odyssey
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
In this action-adventure game, set sail for Ancient Greece to alter its fate. Fight in visceral battles on land and sea, shape your destiny from outcast to legend, and uncover secrets of your past.
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Assassin's Creed® Origins
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
Explore Ancient Egypt in this action-adventure game. Battle powerful enemies, unveil conspiracies, and discover the origin story of the Assassin’s Brotherhood.
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FOR HONOR™
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Far Cry® 5.
Fight alone or with friends in For Honor, a third-person hero-based melee fighting game. Enter the chaos of war as a Knight, a Viking, a Samurai, a Wu Lin, or an Outlander. Fight in brutal PvP and team-oriented modes, or play the thrilling story campaign.
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Assassin’s Creed® IV Black Flag™
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
Discover Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag, the classic pirate action-adventure game from 2013. Command your ship, hunt Templars and carve your legend as Edward Kenway across the Caribbean's Golden Age of Piracy.
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Assassin's Creed 2
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
An epic story of family, vengeance and conspiracy set in the pristine, yet brutal, backdrop of a Renaissance Italy. New low price!
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Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is an action-adventure game in which you are a Viking warrior raised on tales of battle and glory. Explore a dynamic open world set in England’s Dark Ages. Raid your enemies and grow your settlement to earn your place among the gods in Valhalla.
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Assassin’s Creed Shadows
Single-player alternative to Far Cry® 5 — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Far Cry® 5.
Experience an epic action-adventure story set in feudal Japan! Become a lethal shinobi assassin and powerful legendary samurai as you explore a beautiful open world in a time of chaos.