Single-player games like The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, 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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Dead Space (2008)
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
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LOST PLANET® 3
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
The extreme and unpredictable conditions that characterized the Lost Planet series return, harsher than ever before. Lost Planet 3 reveals new truths about the foreboding planet and the colonial history of E.D.N. III.
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Dead Space™ 2
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
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Dead Space
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
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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HITMAN™
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
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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Phoenix Point
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The acclaimed strategy game from the creator of X-COM. Fight tactical battles on procedural maps against a foe that adapts to your tactics. Manage diplomacy and economy on a global scale. Research, explore, overcome. Now includes Steam Workshop support for mods!
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X-COM: Enforcer
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
X-COM: Earth's top-secret eXtraterrestrial COMbat unit The Place: America - early 21st century The Mission: Eradicate the extraterrestrials Alien forces have invaded Earth and are terrorizing the population.
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Mass Effect (2007)
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
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Spec Ops: The Line
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
A Third-Person modern military Shooter designed to challenge players' morality by putting them in the middle of unspeakable situations.
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Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In this action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord leading the unpredictable Guardians from one explosion of chaos to the next. You got this. Probably.
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Brothers in Arms: Earned in Blood™
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
With its unprecedented combination of authenticity, compelling story and squad-based action, the Brothers in Arms franchise has established itself as a benchmark for military action games, receiving the highest average review scores of any console WWII game to date (www.gamerankings.com).
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Destroy All Humans!
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
The cult-classic returns! Terrorize the people of 1950's Earth in the role of the evil alien Crypto-137. Harvest their DNA and bring down the US government in the faithful remake of the legendary alien invasion action adventure. Annihilate puny humans using an assortment of alien weaponry and psychic abilities.
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Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
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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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
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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BioShock™ 2 Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.
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BioShock® 2
Single-player alternative to The Bureau: XCOM Declassified — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.