Love single-player games? Do you like survival alone? We bring to your attention the top best single player games on PC. Just ten great projects in our new review!
Freelancer
Opens the top ten games for single-player passage on a PC game Freelancer. This is a great space arcade game, which is a continuation of Starlancer. In the previous installment, the Alliance and Coalition clashed in a fierce war. In this part, events unfold 900 years after this war. In the splash screen, the player will see that after a hundred years of continuous fighting, the Coalition was able to push the Alliance back. Realizing that the war was lost, the Alliance built 5 colonial ships. Each of them is called the earthly nation, to which the majority of the colonists on board belong.
The player gets the role of a free pilot, who lives in an extremely turbulent time, when a serious threat looms over the world. The game takes place in a sector called Sirius, eight centuries after people just landed on one of the local planets. Earth is no longer there - it was destroyed by aliens immediately after the ships of the colonists were forced to leave the solar system. A unique atmosphere, exciting quests - this is what awaits gamers who choose Freelancer.
Metro 2033
Metro 2033 is a little higher in the ranking of the best single games on PC. This shooter in the genre of post-apocalypse appeared in 2010. It is based on the novel of the same name by Dmitry Glukhovsky. Events unfold in Moscow. Life here is lit in the subway tunnels. Stations have become small states with different political regimes. On the surface, disgusting mutants live.
The player gets the role of a young man named Artyom, who lives at the VDNH station. Artyom receives an important task - he needs to get to Polis as soon as possible, which was once the largest transport hub. The guy needs to ask the residents of Polis for help - aggressive mutants are approaching the inhabitants of VDNH. Obsessed with the idea of helping his native station, Artyom embarks on a journey full of dangers. Two finals are possible in the game. In the usual ending, he needs to repel the black attack, after which he can watch how the rockets destroy their den. However, if the gamer does good deeds throughout the game, an alternative ending becomes available to him.
Doom
Among the best PC games for single player play, Doom is worth mentioning. This is an excellent first-person shooter that combines everything that can make the game unforgettable: there are powerful weapons, a large number of demons, and fast movement. The main task of the player is the destruction of all opponents with the help of weapons. Various bonuses, such as health, drop from the bodies of defeated enemies, which motivates the enemy to close combat. By the way, there are a lot of weapons in this game, in addition, the player can carry an entire arsenal behind him - this will not affect the speed of movement in any way.
The player playing the role of a space paratrooper has a long way to go along the long corridors of the space base located on Mars to reach the very depths of Hell and destroy all enemies. This can be done with small arms, a chainsaw or even in hand-to-hand combat! Opponents also have a large arsenal, in addition, they try to suppress their numbers.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
In seventh place in the ranking of the best single player games on PC Deus Ex: Human Revolution. The genre of this game is step action. Both critics and fans received this game with incredible warmth. In the reviews, they noted the proximity to the first part, a unique style of play, an advanced combat system. Gamers could not say about the shortcomings of this game: including an outdated game engine and not very high-quality character animation.
The main character of this adventure role-playing game is Adam Jensen. He is the head of the security service at Sharif Industries. On the calendar of 2027, humanity has split into two parts. One categorically against the cybernetic improvements of people, the other argues - this is the future. Adam, who stood in the way of the mysterious attackers, almost dies, but with the help of implants his life can be saved. Returning to his normal life, Jensen decides to find the criminals who nearly took his life and kidnapped leading scientists from Sharif Industries.
Machinarium
Machinarium is one of the best single-player indie games on the PC. This unique project is in sixth place in our top. The player is waiting for an incredibly beautiful world of robots and machines that independently live on a planet that has become a dump. What makes a gamer launch Machinarium again and again? A touching and interesting story and vivid characters. The main character is a small robot. There is no introductory video in the game, and therefore it is not known exactly how Joseph got to the landfill. Mashinarium is a real metropolis, where rusty iron cars live, which do not care about any small robot.
The game begins with the fact that you need to collect all the details into a single whole. This will require a lot of ingenuity and a fair amount of curiosity. There are no dialogs in the game, but there are clouds of thoughts that help to understand the essence of the problem and find its solution. And here there are a huge number of puzzles and mini-games!
STALKER
Among the best single-player RPG games on PC is STALKER, developed by a Ukrainian company. This is a first-person shooter with elements of a role-playing game. A post-apocalyptic atmosphere, a large number of various weapons, dear to the heart of Soviet architecture - this is what awaits the player who decided to launch any part of the STALKER.
The game takes place in an alternative reality. The player finds himself in Ukraine, in the exclusion zone - Chernobyl. According to the plot of the game, in 2006 there was an unexpected abnormal release that changed all biological, physical and chemical processes. And this, in turn, led to the appearance of mutants and unexplained anomalies. By the way, the idea of the appearance of this amazing game world is based on the story of the Strugatsky brothers under the title “Roadside Picnic” and, of course, on the events in the real exclusion zone. Although at the very beginning of development the concept of the project had nothing to do with Chernobyl, the plot was more like “Stargate” by Roland Emmerich.
Crysis
In fourth place on our list of the best single player games on PC is Crysis. In 2020, the main character of the shooter is Nomad, an operative in a special unit of the United States Army. Dressed in a nanosuit and armed with futuristic weapons, Nomad arrives on an island located in the Pacific Ocean. The fact is that it was on this island that the Korean army landed. Suddenly it turns out that Koreans are far from the only ones who occupied the island. The player will meet with an army of aliens!
Why can this game be called one of the best single player games on PC? If only because players can modify weapons, install sights and silencers on it. In addition, the game has incredible tactical possibilities: for example, you can break through the walls of fortifications and attack nothing expecting enemies!
Fallout 3
The top three among the best single-player survival games on PC opens Fallout 3. In general, the entire series can be called one of the best series in the genre of action. The third part continues the events that began in the first two parts - the world is gradually reborn after the nuclear war of 2077. Two hundred years have passed since the war, and after the events of the previous part of the game, 36. As before, the network of underground shelters is developed in the game. Initially, the Vault-Tec Corporation, which built these shelters, stated that they were necessary to save Americans from the effects of the war. Time has shown that there are people outside the shelters, but they are less secure.
The protagonist of this game is the Lone Wanderer. Since childhood, he has been living in shelter at number 101. The protagonist is sure that the shelter doors have never opened since the crash. But his father once decides to go to the surface. A lone wanderer, in an attempt to find out the reasons for his father's departure, goes outside and goes in search of. It is worth saying that gamers classify the third Fallout as the best single player game for weak PCs.
FEAR
Looking for a solitary shooter about a secret unit that fights paranormal? Check out the FEAR game! In our ranking of the best single player games on PC, she takes second place.
What is FEAR? This is a unique unit that has been incorporated into the United States Armed Forces. The main character is a new operative who enters the service in this unit in order to complete his first combat mission. It is worth noting that a significant number of NPCs that die during the game do this in a completely unnatural way: only skeletons and huge bloody pools remain from the dead.
The protagonist is extremely rare with neutral characters in the game, and he receives all the necessary information from the records of answering machines and files from computers. From time to time, the protagonist finds himself in certain “other worlds” that carry a reference to Alma’s memoirs. In these worlds, the protagonist is attacked by ghosts - levitating bodies without legs.
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Well, in the first place in the list of the best single player games on PC - Call of Duty: Ghosts. A magnificent three-dimensional first-person shooter literally won the hearts of gamers from around the world. The secret to success is simple - it combines an excellent storyline, a large number of missions, a huge arsenal of weapons and high-quality graphics.
The game takes place in 2017. During a sortie out of town, Elias Walker tells his children a legend about a mysterious squad called Ghosts. Upon returning home, the family sees how the ONE system was hacked and began to launch missiles in all cities of the United States. Elias and his sons manage to get out of the ruined San Diego. At the same time, space station employees, having sacrificed their lives, destroy the launcher. Before the further events of the game 10 years pass ...