Playing with other players is fun, whether it’s with your friends or total strangers, succeeding on a mission and celebrating together brings a smile to your face. But it’s tempting to go on a journey on your own, as a superhero or a monster hunter. Protecting others or fighting for your life is exciting, as you depend on one else but yourself!
Why is it even worth playing a single player game? Well, first and foremost, these titles give you more freedom in how you play. When playing co-op or multiplayer, you inevitably have to cooperate with a group — go where others go, attack the enemy when they do. In solo gaming, you get to decide when to take action and… do it your way!
And if you’re the anti-Valentine’s type and this love-filled season, with couples everywhere, is driving you crazy, we’ve got something for you — a selection of totally anti-Valentine’s day video games, perfect for spending time on a date… with yourself! Here are five games that will make the protagonist of the story!
| Game | Release | Genre | Developer | YT | |
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 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | 2019-11-05 | Adventure | Rockstar Games | |
 | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | Complete Edition | 2015-05-18 | RPG | CD Projekt | |
 | Life is Strange: True Colors | 2021-09-09 | Adventure | Deck Nine | |
 | Persona 5 Royal | 2022-10-21 | jRPG | Atlus | |
 | Firewatch | 2016-02-10 | Indie | Campo Santo | |
 | Elden Ring | 2022-02-25 | Action RPG | FromSoftware | |
 | Undertale | 2015-09-15 | Indie | tobyfox | |
 | Tomb Raider: Definitive Survivor Trilogy | 2021-03-18 | Adventure | Crystal Dynamics | |
 | God of War Ragnarök | 2024-09-19 | Action-Adventure | SIE Santa Monica Studio | |
 | Cyberpunk 2077 | 2020-12-10 | Adventure & RPG | CD PROJEKT RED | |
 | Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered | 2022-08-12 | Superhero & Adventure | Insomniac Games | |
 | DOOM Eternal | 2020-03-20 | Action | id Software | |
 | Batman: Arkham Collection | 2018-11-28 | Action | Rocksteady Studios | |
 | Silent Hill 2 | 2024-10-08 | Survival & Psychological Horror | Bloober Team |
Elden Ring
| Release date: | 2022-02-25 |
| Genre: | Action RPG |
| Developer: | FromSoftware |
Elden Ring is yet another gem from FromSoftware, a studio known for creating the unique RPG subgenre — soulslike games. These titles are challenging, complex, filled with mysterious lore, and packed with brutally difficult bosses.
This time, the game takes us to the Lands Between, where, as one of the Tarnished — exiles returning home — we must prove our worth and perhaps even become the next Elden Lord.
A dark, melancholic, medieval-inspired high-fantasy world? That’s definitely an anti-Valentine’s setting! Just like the brutal battles against terrifying bosses. The game offers an engaging story that you uncover piece by piece, countless build options for your character, and multiple ways to approach quests. You’ll be completely drawn into its world — and you won’t need any co-op partners to experience it to the fullest!
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
| Release date: | 2015-05-18 |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Developer: | CD PROJEKT RED |
Geralt from Rivia, a witcher in a post-war world full of bloodthirsty creatures needs to find Ciri – his adopted daughter. She has a power that can either save or ruin the world.
It’s an action RPG from third-person perspective. As Geralt, the player can walk, run, climb, jump, and use a variety of weapons, for example, bombs and swords. There are two different swords for killing humans and bloodthirsty creatures.
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Marvels Spider-Man
| Release date: | 2022-08-12 |
| Genre: | Action |
| Developer: | Insomniac Games |
Peter Parker is a 23-year-old scientist who was bitten by a spider with modified DNA. He gained special powers and he used them to protect his city. He struggles with combining his private and superhero life. On top of that, the worlds of Peter Parker and Spider-man collide, which transforms the lives of his friends and his.
In the game, there are many characters known from the comics, for example, Wilson “Kingpin” Fisk or Doctor Octopus. The player can explore New York, interact with NPCs, complete challenges, and unlock new gadgets and costumes. In fights, in a true Spider-man manner, the player can glue the characters using a spider web.
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DOOM Eternal
| Release date: | 2020-03-20 |
| Genre: | Action |
| Developer: | id Software |
A space marine is fighting against demons and aliens to protect Earth and space. This time Doom Slayer is going to hell to fight demons and stop their consumption of Earth.
An FPS focuses on engagement with the enemies. The player, as the Doom Slayer, has many firearms, and weapons, for example, a chainsaw, and an armor that launches bombs and grenades.
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Red Dead Redemption 2:
| Release date: | 2019-11-05 |
| Genre: | Adventure |
| Developer: | Rockstar Games |
The US, 1899. Arthur Morgan and van der Lingo gang are chased by federal agents and bounty hunters. They need to fight, steal, and rob to survive.
There is both first and third-person perspective. There are gunfights, horse riding, hunting, and robberies. The player can interact with NPCs and upkeep the honor level by being moral.
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Batman: Arkham Collection
| Release date: | 2018-11-28 |
| Genre: | Action |
| Developer: | Rocksteady Studios |
Take on the role of Batman and fight the nastiest villains of Gotham!
Arkham Collection consists of three games: Batman: Arkham Knight, Bartman: Arkham Asylum, and Batman: Arkham City. Some villains included in those games are the Joker, Harley Queen, and Poison Ivy. There is also Batman’s sidekick Robin and Catwoman. The player explores the asylum and the city of Gotham, completes hidden challenges, and fights the bad guys. There are available different gadgets and forms of attacks as well as your own batmobile!
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Playing games solo can be a lot of fun. You can become a frontier in the Wild West, one of the most famous superheroes in the world, or the protector of Earth who fights aliens. Taking on such roles can take you to another world and will allow you to live many different lives!