The best single-player games worth buying in 2026

Sometimes you just want a game with a beginning, a middle and an end — something you play at your own pace with no one else involved. These are the finest single-player games to buy in 2026, and the good news is most of them are discounted right now.

• Baldur's Gate 3 — a reactive RPG masterpiece you can happily play solo, where every choice matters.
• Red Dead Redemption 2 — the most immersive story-driven world ever made, rarely this cheap.
• Cyberpunk 2077 — a dense, dazzling RPG that finally lives up to its ambition.
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — still the benchmark for open-world storytelling, and the best value here.
• Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered — the most joyful traversal in games wrapped around a great story.
• Hades — a shorter, sharper pick: a roguelike whose story you unlock by playing, brilliant in bursts.

Because these are games you will finish rather than grind, buying at the right price matters — check the all-time low on each game's page before you commit, and set an alert on anything not quite there yet. For more, browse the best RPGs on sale or head straight to the deals page.