Best Single-Player Games

Every game with a Single-Player vibe, ranked by Belly Score. These are the titles The Belly felt hit that Single-Player note, sorted from the highest verdict down.

Games tagged with a Single-Player vibe, ranked by Belly Score. Vibe tags describe how a game feels to play — the mood and texture of the experience — so this list groups titles that share that Single-Player energy even across different genres. Browse to find games that hit the Single-Player note you're after, scored and verdict-ready.

Best Single-Player Games rankings

9.9

Persona 5 Royal

RPG · Adventure · Simulation

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC

ModernSchool / AcademyPsychological+1

ImmersiveStrategicAtmospheric+3

9.9

Half-Life

FPS · Action · Adventure

Windows · PlayStation 2 · macOS · Linux

Sci-FiAlienWorkplace+1

AtmosphericEerieIntense+2

9.9

BALDUR'S GATE 3

RPG · Adventure · Strategy

PC · PlayStation · Xbox

AdventurousExploratoryDiscovery-Driven+18

9.8

Dishonored 2

Action-Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Windows · Xbox One

SteampunkSupernaturalDark / Grim

AtmosphericImmersiveStrategic+2

9.8

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou

Shooter

Arcade · PlayStation 2 · Xbox 360 · iOS · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PC

Sci-FiFuturisticRobots / Mechs+1

IntenseFast-PacedChallenging+3

9.8

Community

8.9

1 rating

DARK SOULS III

Action · RPG · Adventure

PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PC

Dark FantasyPost-ApocalypticMonsters

DarkBleakChallenging+3

9.8

Resident Evil 2

Horror · Survival · Action

PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · Windows · Nintendo Switch · Amazon Luna · iPhone · iPad · Mac

ZombiesMonstersPsychological+1

CreepyTenseIntense+3

9.8

Dead Space 2

Action · Shooter

PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PC

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

CreepyEerieTense+3

9.8

Celeste

Platformer · Adventure

Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S · PC · macOS · Linux · Google Stadia

Psychological

ChallengingPrecision-FocusedEmotional+3

9.8

Fallout: New Vegas

Action · RPG · Shooter

PC · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Xbox Cloud Gaming

Post-ApocalypticDystopianWestern+1

AdventurousOpen-EndedImmersive+2

9.8

Community

4.8

1 rating

UNDERTALE

RPG · Adventure

PC · macOS · Linux · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation Vita · Xbox One · Xbox Series X/S

FantasyMonstersPsychological+1

QuirkyWeirdEmotional+3

9.8

Doom

FPS · Shooter · Horror

MS-DOS · 32X · Atari Jaguar · PC-98 · Super NES · PlayStation · Mac OS · 3DO · Windows · Sega Saturn · RISC OS · Game Boy Advance · Xbox · Xbox 360 · iOS · PlayStation 3 · Android · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One · PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X/S

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

IntenseFast-PacedAdrenaline-Fueled+3

9.8

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

Action · Adventure

PlayStation 2 · PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Dark FantasySupernaturalMonsters

IntenseFast-PacedAdrenaline-Fueled+2

9.8

METAL GEAR SOLID 3: SNAKE EATER

Action · Adventure · Shooter

PlayStation 2 · Nintendo 3DS · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Windows · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

MilitaryEspionage / SpyNature / Wilderness+1

ImmersiveIntenseStrategic+3

9.7

Resident Evil 2 (1998)

Action · Adventure · Horror

PlayStation · PC · Nintendo 64 · Dreamcast · GameCube · PSP · PlayStation 3 · PS Vita

ZombiesPost-ApocalypticPsychological+1

CreepyTenseAtmospheric+3

9.7

Dwarf Fortress

Simulation · Strategy · Adventure

PC · Linux · Macintosh

FantasyHigh FantasyNature / Wilderness

ChallengingBrutalUnforgiving+3

9.7

Dead Space

Action · Survival

PlayStation 5 · Xbox Series X|S · PC

Sci-FiSpaceMonsters+1

CreepyTenseIntense+3

9.7

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

FPS · RPG · Survival

Windows PC · PlayStation 4 · PlayStation 5 · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S · Nintendo Switch

Sci-FiCyberpunkSpace+1

AtmosphericCreepyEerie+3

9.7

Touhou 8: Imperishable Night

Shooter

PC

FantasyMythologyFolklore+1

IntenseFast-PacedChaotic+3

9.7

STEINS;GATE

Adventure · Visual Novel

Xbox 360 · PC · PlayStation 3 · PlayStation Vita · Android · iOS

Sci-FiPsychologicalDetective / Mystery

MysteriousSuspensefulThought-Provoking+3

9.7

SILENT HILL 2

Horror · Action-Adventure

PlayStation 5 · PC

PsychologicalSupernaturalDark / Grim+1

CreepyEerieUnsettling+3

9.7

SIGNALIS

Survival · Horror · Adventure

PC · Nintendo Switch · PlayStation 4 · Xbox One

Sci-FiDystopianPsychological+1

EerieUnsettlingTense+3

9.7

Persona 4 Golden

RPG · Adventure

PlayStation Vita · PC · PlayStation 4 · Nintendo Switch · Xbox One · Xbox Series X|S

ModernDetective / MysterySchool / Academy+1

ImmersiveMysteriousEmotional+3

9.7

Metal Gear

Action-Adventure

MSX2 · NES · Commodore 64 · MS-DOS · GameCube · Mobile phones · PlayStation 2 · Virtual Console · PlayStation 3 · Xbox 360 · PlayStation Vita · Microsoft Windows

Sci-FiMilitaryEspionage / Spy

SuspensefulTenseStrategic+3