Summary

  • Single-player games offer a chance to enjoy a game's narrative and play at your own pace, dominating game-of-the-year discussions.
  • Genshin Impact stands out as a live-service single-player game with regular content updates that excels in open-world exploration, story, and combat.
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a classic RPG with universal acclaim for its gameplay and narrative.

Multiplayer games are always fun to dive into, but it's nice to go on a little adventure alone every once in a while. Single-player games are a way for you to enjoy a game's narrative and move at your own pace. These games also tend to dominate conversations for game-of-the-year awards.

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Some of the better single-player games out there are showcases of either awesome storytelling, unique game mechanics, or an immersive world. The very best games ever made tend to include all three. If players are interested in experiencing some of the best single-player titles ever, look no further than your PC.

Updated on March 10, 2025, by Sanyam Jain: While a lot of recent games are choosing to go for the co-op gameplay or having some sort of multiplayer mechanics, there are still plenty of releases that focus on the single-player experience, and Avowed is one of the best examples of that.

23 Grim Fandango

Grim Fandango

Point-and-click Released October 30, 1998 Powered by Expand Collapse

Those who enjoy an old-school computer game should check out one of the greatest point-and-click adventures of all time. Grim Fandango, originally developed by LucasArts, was remastered by Double Fine Productions and original director Tim Schafer. The game revolves around Manny Calavera, a travel agent in the Land of the Dead, whose job is to help souls reach their final destination.

However, after a client is misassigned to go on the longest journey to reach peace, Manny goes on an adventure to save her. The game itself is rather difficult, but its writing and music are among the top-tier games out there.

22 Core Keeper

Core Keeper

Survival Sandbox Released August 27, 2024 Powered by Expand Collapse

As soon as you launch your world in Core Keeper, you'll find yourself in a small room with some necessities and, you guessed it, the core. If you want to explore anything other than that, you'll have to craft yourself a pickaxe and mine your way through. Most of the area around the world is covered with a wall.

As you dig through, you'll not only find different types of enemies but also various secrets. You can progress in the world by defeating various bosses, or you can just have a nice time at your base farming your days out. There's something for everyone in Core Keeper, which makes it a cozy yet challenging game.

21 Infinity Nikki

Infinity Nikki

Adventure Open-World Dress-Up RPG Released December 5, 2024 Powered by Expand Collapse

Whether you like dress-up games or not, if you're someone who wants to just sit back in your chair and have a cozy experience, Infinity Nikki is one of the best choices out there. As the name suggests, you play as Nikki here who enters an unknown world by interacting with a beautiful dress.

This world revolves around design and you slowly have to learn how to be a great designer. Apart from that, you also get to play various minigames to get collectibles and in-game currency while witnessing a beautiful story with phenomenal characters.

20 Wuthering Waves

Wuthering Waves

Action RPG Open-World Released May 22, 2024 Powered by Expand Collapse

If you enjoy a bit of gacha in your life, Wuthering Waves has been the perfect addition during 2024. It's an open-world game set in a post-apocalyptic world that gives you complete freedom from the very start. After the initial cutscene, you can simply wander around in this beautiful world without having to worry about progression.

However, if you do like progression and grind, there are a ton of characters for you to build. The game features a unique Echo system where you have to defeat overworld mobs for a chance to get their Echo, which can then be placed on your characters to buff them and grant special abilities!

19 Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

RPG Action Adventure Gacha Open-World Released September 28, 2020 Powered by Expand Collapse

While talking about single-player games, you'd mostly think of a one-and-done experience. However, Genshin Impact is one of the few live-service single-player games that get regularly updated with more content as you slowly progress in the main story of Teyvat.

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In this game, you play as a Traveler who gets separated from their sibling at the start, which leads to a big journey of finding them again. Be it open-world exploration, immersive story, and difficult combat, this game excels in all these aspects at the same time. While playing, you can also get a bunch of currency that can be used to get new characters in the limited and standard banners.

18 Zenless Zone Zero

Zenless Zone Zero

Action RPG Released July 4, 2024 Powered by Expand Collapse

After the huge success of Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, Zenless Zone Zero was yet another anticipated title from HoYoverse. However, the game distatic.aayyy.com/topic/dn/'t quite live up to the expectations due to various issues including the TV mechanic that messed with the community's immersion in the main story.

Thankfully, with time and subsequent updates, all these problems have been fixed and the developers have also upped their game when it comes to storytelling and character design, making Zenless Zone Zero yet another phenomenal live-service game to add to your collection.

17 Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl

STALKER 2: Heart of Chornobyl

FPS Survival Horror 10.0/10 Released 2024 Powered by Expand Collapse

It's not surprising to see games being launched with some performance issues, and Stalker 2: Heart Of Chornobyl was one of them. However, these issues distatic.aayyy.com/topic/dn/'t make the game unplayable, and it was also quickly fixed by both the modding communities and the developers themselves.

With The Zone as its main area, Stalker 2 features a massive open world that you can explore to your heart's content. Apart from the main story, every area has various secrets that can take you upwards of 100 hours to fully discover, making the game a great pick if you're looking to immerse yourself for a long time.

16 Dragon's Dogma 2

Dragon's Dogma 2

Action RPG Released March 22, 2024 Powered by Expand Collapse

Getting to choose between four classes at the start of the game might be a common occurrence, but Dragon's Dogma 2 takes this to the next level by letting you essentially use all four classes even though you only select one. Furthermore, as you progress in the game, you can even unlock some advanced classes and hybrids.

Once you get through the tutorial, you'll get to select one main pawn along with two support pawns that you can switch out at any point. These pawns will run with you in the open world, almost giving you the feeling of a multiplayer game during a single-player experience, which makes this quite a unique entry on this list.

15 Avowed

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Avowed

Action RPG Adventure RPG Systems 3.0/5 7.8/10 OpenCritic Reviews Top Critic Avg: 80/100 Critics Rec: 84% Released February 18, 2025 ESRB Mature 17+ // Blood and Gore, Strong Language, Violence Developer(s) Obsidian Entertainment Publisher(s) Xbox Game Studios Engine Unreal Engine 5
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While there are many single-player experiences out there, you'll still have the most fun in the games where you can fully immerse yourself. Avowed is one such game where you play as an envoy tasked to stop the plague in The Living Lands, but you're quite special since you have godlike powers.

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Apart from the story, Avowed also features a massive world divided into multiple areas that you visit as you progress the story. Each one of these boasts a unique environment and various secrets for you to uncover. If you're someone who loves exploring, you can easily sink over 40 hours in this game.

14 Minecraft

The best-selling game of all time across multiple platforms, Minecraft continues to have an active player base a decade after its first full release. Of course, the game is well known for its multiplayer.

However, it's also a solid single-player experience where players can load up a world all to themselves. Placed in a world made of blocks, players must collect supplies and attempt to survive in a world filled with dangerous mobs. Of course, those who rather just build in the sandbox game can do that in the game's Creative Mode.