Solo Play Index

I play solo. So here is the thing none of the big sites lay out cleanly: for every game I cover, can you actually play it on your own, fully offline, in co-op, and is PvP forced on you or not? Filter to what matters and find the ones that fit how you play.

• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Online-only
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  Entire campaign is completable solo; a post-launch update added up to 3 customizable AI teammates you can command, revive and level up. But the game is always-online, a constant internet connection is required even for single-player, with no offline mode.

• Far Cry 5 Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  The full open-world campaign in Hope County is designed to be played solo with AI "Guns/Fangs for Hire" companions, and works offline; co-op (online-only, 2-player) and Arcade PvP are optional online extras.

• Watch Dogs 2 Worth it
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  A complete single-player open-world campaign you can finish entirely solo and offline; all multiplayer (seamless co-op, online hacking invasions, Bounty Hunter) is optional and can be toggled off.

• Days Gone Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  Entirely single-player: a story-driven open-world survival game with no multiplayer of any kind, fully playable offline start to finish.

• Just Cause 4 Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  Entirely single-player: a solo open-world campaign as Rico Rodriguez taking down a private army across the island of Solis. No official multiplayer of any kind (a fan-made JC4MP mod exists but is unofficial).

• Watch Dogs Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • PvP optional

  A complete single-player open-world campaign as hacker Aiden Pearce in Chicago; fully playable offline. Online play is asymmetric PvP (invasions/hacking/tailing/decryption/races) plus optional 8-player free roam, all of which can be toggled off entirely.

• Assassin's Creed Shadows Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  A complete single-player open-world action-adventure set in feudal Japan; you switch between two protagonists (Naoe the stealth assassin and Yasuke the samurai) across one solo campaign. No multiplayer or co-op (the planned co-op project was cancelled). Also available on Switch 2.

• Gray Zone Warfare Situational
  • Solo-capable
  • Online-only
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  A PvE-first, always-online shared-world extraction shooter you can play entirely solo on PvE (Joint Operations) deployments, but the AI difficulty, large maps and missions are tuned around running with a squad.

• Just Cause 3 Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  Entirely a single-player open-world action sandbox; the full campaign and all challenges are solo. The only multiplayer is an unofficial fan mod (JC3:MP), not part of the base game.

• Far Cry New Dawn Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • Co-op
  • No PvP

  The complete campaign is a single-player open-world FPS you can play start to finish solo and fully offline; two-player online co-op is optional.

• Red Dead Redemption 2 Worth it
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  The story mode is a complete, fully offline single-player open-world campaign as Arthur Morgan; the separate Red Dead Online mode is optional and not required to play.

• Grand Theft Auto V Worth it
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  Story Mode is a complete, fully offline single-player campaign with three switchable protagonists; GTA Online is a separate, optional online mode you never have to touch.

• Watch Dogs: Legion Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  The full story campaign is single-player and playable entirely offline; recruit and play any of London's NPCs. Online co-op and PvP (Spiderbot Arena) live in a separate, optional online mode.

• Incursion Red River Situational
  • Full solo
  • Online-only
  • Co-op
  • No PvP

  A complete PvE extraction shooter you can run entirely solo, pick a contract, gear up, extract or die; squads (up to 4) are optional, never required, and there are no human opponents. Community consensus is the game is '100% solo-able', with tunable AI difficulty.

• Far Cry 6 Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • Co-op
  • No PvP

  The entire campaign is designed to be played solo as Dani Rojas; co-op is fully optional. Single-player is playable offline after activation via Ubisoft Connect.

• Cyberpunk 2077 Worth it
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  Entirely single-player open-world RPG; you play V through Night City with no multiplayer component at all. The 2.0 overhaul and Phantom Liberty expansion make it a complete solo experience. A planned multiplayer mode was scrapped after the 2020 launch.

• Ready or Not Worth it
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • Co-op
  • No PvP

  Every mission is fully playable solo offline, commanding a squad of AI SWAT teammates you issue tactical orders to.

• Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • PvP optional

  A complete single-player stealth-sniping campaign across five large open-ended maps, fully playable offline; the competitive PvP multiplayer is a separate, free, skippable add-on (now largely defunct) and there is no co-op.

• Mafia: The Old Country Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  A fully single-player, story-driven third-person action-adventure; the entire game is the solo campaign with no multiplayer of any kind. Developer Hangar 13 confirmed no co-op or online modes are planned.

• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl Worth it
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  A fully single-player open-world survival FPS in the Zone; the entire campaign is solo PvE with no online required.

• OPERATOR Situational
  • Full solo
  • Part-offline
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  Fully solo-playable as PvE: 'Active Operations' missions, a Simulation mode, and a randomized Shoot House all run against AI. Online Co-op and PvP (Team Deathmatch / Free-for-All) are optional and require an internet connection. The Steam store lists Single-player but also a broadband-internet system requirement, so guaranteed fully-offline solo play isn't confirmed.

• Mad Max Worth it
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  A purely single-player open-world action game; the entire campaign and all car-combat/exploration content is solo PvE. Optional online leaderboard/companion features were retired in 2020 but never affected core play.

• Better Than Dead Situational
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  Entirely single-player: a level-based, body-cam revenge FPS you play start to finish on your own, with full progression across the 14 handcrafted levels.

• Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands Wait for a sale
  • Full solo
  • Part-offline
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  The full open-world campaign is playable solo with three commandable AI teammates (which can be toggled off); a complete single-player experience.

• HITMAN World of Assassination Worth it
  • Full solo
  • Part-offline
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  A fully single-player stealth-sandbox: the three-game campaign plus the roguelike Freelancer mode are all solo. An offline mode lets you play the main missions without a connection, but Freelancer, Elusive Targets, leaderboards and online progression all require online.

• VEIN Situational
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  Fully playable solo: host a private single-player world and survive the zombie sandbox alone with no other players, no internet required. The whole loop (looting, crafting, base-building, farming, hunting, vehicles) works in single-player.

• Tom Clancy's The Division 2 Worth it
  • Full solo
  • Online-only
  • Co-op
  • PvP optional

  The full campaign and nearly all endgame PvE (missions, open world, most of the leveling and gear grind) can be played entirely solo with AI difficulty scaling; co-op is optional, and the dedicated PvP modes (Conflict and the contested Dark Zone) are entirely avoidable.

• No Man's Home Situational
  • Full solo
  • Offline OK
  • No co-op
  • No PvP

  Strictly single-player PvE: a solo hardcore survival-shooter set in the open-world Asran Exclusion Zone with persistent-NPC world simulation. No multiplayer of any kind.

No games match all of those at once. Try removing a filter.