Video games, particularly first-person shooters, are widely known to have some fantastic multiplayer modes, including the recently released Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II. Whether it be fighting players around the world solo or forming squads with friends, multiplayer games are a great way for gamers to unwind and have fun with their friends.
While multiplayer games are famous for their multiplayer modes, there are still quite a few that have single-player campaigns. Though many multiplayer gamers would gravitate towards the multiplayer modes, the single-player campaigns are still worth playing through.
Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare
The Call of Duty franchise is easily far more iconic for its multiplayer modes, but the single-player campaigns are also a lot of fun for gamers, including the campaign for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.
The campaign features an epic story that stars many characters both old and new to the Call of Duty franchise, including Captain John Price. It is both challenging and a blast for players to play through, especially with all the various weapons and combat strategies gamers can use to complete each level. While multiplayer gamers may skip the campaign to challenge other players, gamers that enjoy single-player campaigns more will not be disappointed with this one.
Titanfall 2
Fighting in giant mechanized robot suits is the dream of every gamer, and Titanfall 2 lets gamers live those dreams to the fullest.
While the franchise is more famous for multiplayer modes, Titanfall 2 does include a fantastic single-player campaign that allows players to take up the role of former rifleman turned Titan Pilot Jack Cooper as he and his Titan, BT, attempt to foil a plot involving time displacement and planetary destruction. It's a high-intensity campaign filled with twists and turns, but still a great amount of fun for anyone wanting to step away from multiplayer modes for a while.
Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II may have its issues, but the game is still a fun ride for Star Wars fans to embark on, with both a multiplayer mode and a less famous single-player campaign.
The single-player campaign follows Imperial soldier Iden Versio in the waning days of the Empire and her subsequent defection to the Rebellion. Other characters are also available to play in the campaign, including Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia. It may not be the most difficult Star Wars game out there, but it still has its challenges and difficulties, giving players enough of a challenge to keep them entertained, but not enough to make them quit in frustration.
Halo: Reach
Halo: Reach is easily known for multiplayer modes such as Firefight and Invasion, but the campaign is not one to skip.
Set before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved, the game depicts the fall of the planet Reach to the Covenant and contains some of the best levels in the franchise. The campaign does a great job with storytelling and balancing enemies, making it a challenge at times, especially on harder difficulties. But for many Halo fans, this game is easily one of the best - if not the best - games in the entire franchise, making the campaign even more essential to play.
Monster Hunter: World
While Monster Hunter: World can be easily known for its multiplayer mode, it's important to remember that it also has a great single-player mode as well.
The campaign follows a Hunter as they work to uncover the mysteries of the New World, specifically an event is known as the Elder Crossing. It features challenging gameplay and ferocious monsters for players to fight and defeat just like in the multiplayer mode of the game. However, since the player is working alone in the single-player campaign, they will need to work even harder to survive the monsters that the New World has to offer them, making it a challenge for gamers of all skill levels.
Battlefield 1
One of the best video games set during World War I, Battlefield 1 features both an iconic multiplayer game mode and a great single-player campaign.
Unlike many games, which feature only one singular campaign, Battlefield 1 features 6 smaller campaigns, each one featuring a different soldier in World War I. This makes the game a little more unique than other games with single-player campaigns, and gives players multiple options to choose from. While the multiplayer mode is far more famous, gamers that want to take time to plow through the single-player campaigns will not be disappointed.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is one of the best fighting games ever, and while it's mainly known for its multiplayer gameplay, whether it be the online or split screen, it still features a rather interesting campaign mode.
Dubbed "World of Light," the campaign features the fighters battling against the entities known as Galeem and Dharkon, the former of which annihilates nearly all of them except Kirby at the start of the campaign. Players must unlock other fighters throughout the campaign to defeat the entities and free the universe. While certainly not as exciting as fighting live players from around the world, this campaign still does enough to keep those who prefer single-player modes entertained for a good long while.
Grand Theft Auto V
Technically, Grand Theft Auto Online is a separate game from its single-player campaign mode, Grand Theft Auto V, but while the two are different, they essentially are single-player/multiplayer versions of one another.
The campaign for Grand Theft Auto V follows several criminals as they commit crimes around the city of Los Santos while trying to stay one step ahead of their enemies. The campaign is gritty, and diabolical, and could cause friendships between the characters to break. But it features all the things that Grand Theft Auto fans love about the series: daring heists, epic car hijackings, and mindless, destructive violence all over the city.
Medal Of Honor: Allied Assault
Though older compared to other famous games, Medal of Honor: Allied Assault's multiplayer mode is still somewhat iconic even today. But while it can be known for its multiplayer mode, its single-player mode is still worth mentioning.
The game follows Mike Powell, an Army Ranger who is fighting in World War II and embarks on several missions within the war. The game is heavily focused on combat, making it a great choice for fans of shooter games. The multiplayer modes for the game may have their charm, but the single-player campaign of the game is certainly not one to skip.
Warcraft III: Reforged
The Warcraft franchise is well known for its multiplayer modes throughout its games, but the single-player campaign for Warcraft III: Reforged is particularly one to note.
The game follows three different characters in the Warcraft franchise as they each deal with their trials and tribulations, including the fall of Arthas Menethil and his transformation into the evil Lich King. The campaign is filled with challenging moments and intense strategic planning, making it a great choice for even those who want to stick with the multiplayer modes of the game.