single-player

One person only

Single-player describes games or game modes designed for one person to play alone, without other human participants: a single-player campaign, single-player mode.

The term distinguishes solo experiences from multiplayer ones, where multiple people play together or against each other.

A single-player can also be the person playing such a game.

gaming

solo

Performance by one

singleplayer · story · AI · NPC · pause · save · local · adventure · RPG · quest

sports

individual

One separate human being

training · shadow-boxing · putting · juggling · keepy-uppy · rebounding · serving · target · repetition · warm-up

boardgames

solitaire

Card game for one

cards · deck · tabletop · Klondike · Spider · mahjong · logic · brainteaser · solitary · challenge

Categories
Opposites
player count/social structure

single-playermultiplayer

Involving multiple participants

multi-player · two-player · MMO · cooperative · co-op

connectivity/network mode

single-playeronline multiplayer

Gaming via internet connection

online · always-online · MMO · MMORPG · networked

Family

play, single, player, playful, singular, playing, players, playtime, plaything

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G