So most of the games on my Steam account involves multiplayer, not much with a great focus on single player. However, after playing the BioShock franchise which I bought from the last Humble Bundle, I have a sudden urge to play some great single player games. Any idea what franchise I can dive into?

Some franchise I'll probably play: Mass Effect, The Elder Scrolls, L.A. Noire.

I don't really mind old games. As long as it has a good single player. Thanks for sharing!

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Mass Effect #1

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Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Borderlands 2 (not need co-op)

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This thread is gonna explode!

  • Mass Effect (As you noted)

  • Dragon Age

  • Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic

  • Baldurs Gate

  • Planscape Torment

  • Deus Ex (Also in a Humble now)

  • The Witcher (Both games)

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Games noted includes entire series. As I loved all of them. :)

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Even Deus Ex: The Fall?!

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I forgot about that one actually, :/

Would not recommend Deus Ex: The Fall.

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Definitely recommend Mass Effect. That series is one of my favorite ever, despite the issues with the finale.

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Witcher 1&2, Gothic 1&2, Fallout 2 and Fallout New Vegas

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Grim Dawn, Deus Ex series and the new Divinity : Original Sin is awesome if you like old school games like baldurs gate etc.

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Portal

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Bastion

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Fallout. all of them, the old ones and the new ones.

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Besides the ones already mentioned I recommend:
God of War series, The Last of Us, Uncharted series, Fallout series, Dishonored, Assassin's Creed series.

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tomb raider ftw

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A game you can't get on Steam, but I still highly recommend you pick up on GoG is Clive Barker's Undying. Extremely underrated and essentially plays very similar to Bioshock. However, the game predates Bioshock by a good 5 or 6 years.

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Aw yesss. Here comes a list.

Slightly listed in order (most recommended games for you are first):

Tomb Raider (2013)
Sleeping Dogs
Far Cry 3
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Saints Row: The Third
Just Cause 2
Half-Life 2
F.E.A.R.
Spec Ops: The Line
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Mafia II
Max Payne 3
Batman: Arkham City

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SKYRIM

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Give a try to Metro Last Light or Metro 2033, I love the designs and story, but if you want you can wait for the Redux versions.
Also try Wolfenstein: The New Order, you won't regret it.

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Portal & Portal 2
Spec Ops: The Line
Limbo

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Tomb Raider, Batman Arkham City, Deus Ex Human Revolution, the Assassin's Creed games, Watch_Dogs, Metro 2033 games, Half-Life 2, Saints Row The Third and IV, Skyrim, Crysis 2 and 3's campaigns.

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Assassin's Creed games and Thief games ;)

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Pinball Arcade and Pinball FX2

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Loved Bioshock? Don't mind old games? Why not go back to the beginning and play System Shock 1 & 2 (At least 2, since it's easily available...)

Deus Ex series are similar as well. The original is still a great game, just a bit ugly these days. (DE2 has a good story, but being an XBOX port, it's a tad painful to play...)

If you enjoy blowing stuff up, Just Cause 2 is pure almond joy!

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Deus Ex (all of them) are great suggestions, as is Just Cause 2.

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Sleeping Dogs.

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Fap.

sorry.
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lol

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I've been trying to play that co-op for years, but the servers are always empty.

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Fallout 3/NV

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huh?

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o god...

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Monster hunter 3 ultimate (Wii U)

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A lot of people soured on LA Noire because it looks like a sandbox game (even though it isn't), but I found it to be really engaging. The extra cases were nice too, so I'd recommend getting the Complete Edition on sale sometime.

Bethesda's games (Elder Scrolls, Fallout) can provide an obscene amount of gameplay, but I suppose it depends on how much you like exploring. Sometimes I want something more focused, with a stronger narrative, and other times I want to just wander and explore (like in Betheseda's games).

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