Discovering The Best Single-Player Games Of 2024

What are the best single-player games? While team play can be exhilarating, there’s something uniquely satisfying about diving into an engaging single-player experience. Many gamers have fond memories of adventuring alone, unraveling stories, and conquering challenges at their own pace. Since we all cherish those nostalgic moments, we've compiled a list celebrating the best single-player games of the modern era, with exciting options for you to explore.

For sports enthusiasts who prefer solo play, our list also features top picks in baseball, football, basketball, and cricket games. If racing is more your style, check out our favorite car, plane, and train games that let you take the wheel without a co-pilot!

Here are the best single-player games in 2024:

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo Switch

There’s a reason our Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom review is a glowing 10/10. Put simply, there’s no better single-player game experience on Switch. From the sky islands to the depths below, Hyrule is a world overflowing with adventure, and Link’s creative ultrahand ability means you can traverse it any way you like. The scope of this title feels like the culmination of thirty years of Link’s adventures, making it not only one of the best single-player games on Switch and mobile but possibly one of the best games ever.

Better still, we can help out with your hop, skip, and jump into Hyrule with our guides to Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom shrines, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom koroks, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom armor, Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom geoglyphs, the Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom map, and Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom amiibo.

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe – Nintendo Switch

A meta-commentary masterpiece, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is the gaming equivalent of a Charlie Kaufman film, forcing you to question everything you think you know about games, game design, and, sometimes, life itself.

Fortunately, much of that existential pondering has a nice padding of British witticisms from an unseen narrator, making for the closest you can get to a black comedy gaming masterpiece. There’s no grand quest here, that’s kind of the point. Instead, this game makes you think, and think really hard. Maybe don’t try this one too late at night, eh?

Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo Switch