Single-player games are making a huge comeback and this has probably been the strongest year for them in the last decade. Publishers are seeing the numbers and single-player only games with no microtransactions are selling well. Whether it’s a remake or a new IP people want them badly.

Alan Wake II

What makes Alan Wake II one of the best single-player games ever made is the incredible story, writing, crazy gameplay, and the single best visuals we have ever seen in a video game to date. With a mix of awesome live-action cut-scenes and trippy horror scenes Alan Wake II is replayable and offers everything a single-player game should.

Runner-Ups

Resident Evil 4

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Dead Space

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Baldur’s Gate III

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom