Single-player games like Central Intelligence
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Central Intelligence, 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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The Great Escape
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Central Intelligence.
Captured, but not defeated, you are being held in the notorious Heldentod camp. This small, converted castle in the middle of nowhere will be your home for the rest of the war—unless you can escape to rejoin the Allied Armies.
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Where Time Stood Still
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Central Intelligence.
Your plane has ditched on a mountain plateau somewhere in deepest Tibet. You and your companions are alive but recovery from the impact is short lived; a large shape is moving towards you. As it gets closer you rub your eyes in disbelief: a Dinosaur! Where are you?... and when?
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Marco Polo
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Central Intelligence.
MARCO POLO - The art of bargaining lies in knowing how far you can go. Fame, fortune and adventure lie ahead.
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King's Table - The Legend of Ragnarok
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Central Intelligence.
In this modern take on an ancient board game similar to Chess, one side must defend Odin against an onslaught of attackers as he makes his escape to one of the corners of the board. Use sharp strategy and tactics to help Odin reach safety before he is caught defenseless between multiple assailants!
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Central Intelligence.
A strategy/action RPG. Create a character, engage in diplomacy, craft, trade and conquer new lands in a vast medieval sandbox. Raise armies to lead into battle and command and fight alongside your troops in massive real-time battles using a deep but intuitive skill-based combat system.
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Arma 3
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Central Intelligence.
Experience true combat gameplay in a massive military sandbox. Deploy with a wide variety of single- and multiplayer content, a massive arsenal of modern weapons and vehicles, and limitless opportunities for content creation. Authentic, diverse, open - Arma 3 sends you to war.
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Barotrauma
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Central Intelligence.
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
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Men of War: Assault Squad 2
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Central Intelligence.
Men of War: Assault Squad 2 expands the real-time tactics series with new skirmish missions, massive multiplayer battles, enhanced visuals, improved AI, and full Direct Control. Command five factions across 65 maps, 250 vehicles, and 200 soldiers in one of the most detailed WWII RTS experiences.
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Last Rites
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Central Intelligence.
"We are food, but not for long." The Zombie apocalypse has come, and your squad is the last line of defense. Command a Special Forces unit with high-tech weaponry in this mission-based FPS with sprawling indoor and outdoor environments.
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ELF
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Central Intelligence.
The brave elf Cornelius must set out on a quest to save his true love from the clutches of Necrilous the Not Very Nice. Many villainous creatures, devious puzzles, traps, and tricky platforming challenges stand between Cornelius and his beloved, but they will be no match for him and his magic ring!
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Sleepwalker
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Central Intelligence.
Lee sleepwalks on city rooftops, through the local zoo, down into a cavernous crypt, and across an active construction site! It’s up to Lee’s loyal dog Ralph to watch over him, neutralize hazards, and safely guide him home to his bed without waking him up in this hilarious puzzle platformer.
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Pushover
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy with Central Intelligence.
G.I.Ant is extremely clever, and highly trained in tactical maneuvers. What's more, he is extraordinarily strong, and super smart. His latest mission is to gain access to the crazy world of Captain Rat's Treasure Caves. Straight forward, huh?...... NOT!
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Motor Mash
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Central Intelligence.
Get Into the Mash! And Get into the 3D Cartoon Madness, 12 different cars and drivers in a fast, varied, style and weapons, lots of weapons!
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Battle Command
Single-player alternative to Central Intelligence — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Central Intelligence.
Take control of a futuristic assault tank, dropped by Helicarrier right into the action! With multiple camera views and an array of weaponry, this much-loved ‘command’ game focuses more on outright fighting than the strategic elements of similar retro titles.