Multiplayer games with bots

Games that let you duke it out against AI opponents. To qualify, a game must allow you to fill a lobby with bots in its core multiplayer modes.
Some exclusions:
-Games that only offer them in a hybrid mode, like Attrition in Titanfall 1/2 or conquest in Battlefield 2042
-If they're solely in a horde or coop mode like Survival in Modern Warfare 3 (2011), or Terrorist Hunt in Rainbow Six: Siege
-Sports, strategy, fighting and party games, as it'd be more notable if bots WEREN'T in those genres.
-Requires mods to add them. If they're hidden behind a command console however I will allow them.

You're going to see some really obscure games I remembered because I'm just so fucking awesome like that.

Quake
Quake
Night Dive remaster added bot support for all PVP modes.
Quake II
Quake II
Night Dive remaster added bot support in multiplayer.
Quake III Arena
Quake III Arena
Also includes bot league "campaign"
Laser Arena
Laser Arena
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Call of Duty: Black Ops
Originally online only through the "Combat Training" mode, but later offline support was patched in. Not applicable to the Wii version as offline support was never patched in and the servers shut down in mid 2023.
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
Call of Duty: Black Ops II
After MW3's exclusion of bots, BO2 brought them back and they have become a staple of the series ever since.
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty: Ghosts
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
Call of Duty: WWII
Call of Duty: WWII
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Online only. Bots were also added to Zombies for the first and last time in the series.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Possibly online only?
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War
Possibly online only?
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Call of Duty: Vanguard
Possibly online only?
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Possibly online only? Also includes Invasion, a P+AIVP+AI mode.
Unreal Tournament
Unreal Tournament
Also includes bot league "campaign".
Nerf Arena Blast
Nerf Arena Blast
Also includes bot tournament "campaign".
Unreal Tournament 2004
Unreal Tournament 2004
Also includes bot league "campaign".
Unreal Tournament III
Unreal Tournament III
Also includes bot league "campaign".
Unreal Championship
Unreal Championship
Also includes bot league "campaign".
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict
Also includes bot league "campaign".
Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike
Xbox only.
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Counter-Strike: Condition Zero
Bot league "campaign" and the option to add bots when hosting a game.
Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Source
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Counter-Strike 2
Counter-Strike 2
TimeSplitters
TimeSplitters
TimeSplitters 2
TimeSplitters 2
Also includes bot league "campaign".
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
Also includes bot league "campaign".
Doom
Doom
Bots were added in a patch later on in Doom's lifespan.
Overwatch
Overwatch
Online only. Can be added through custom games or through practice mode.
Halo Infinite
Halo Infinite
Dedicated player vs bot mode in matchmaking as well as in custom games. AI support also extends to Forge maps, which is pretty cool.
Quake Arena Arcade
Quake Arena Arcade
Team Fortress 2
Team Fortress 2
PC version only. There is a practice mode that lets you play with and against a small number of bots on a very limited number of maps. However, if you don't mind opening up the command console it's more than possible to generate a nav mesh for other maps and populate a self-hosted server with up to 31 bots. Bots do not work on all modes, they're kind of lopsided with class selection, spies do not spawn and bots are way too good at detecting a disguised player spy, and the nav mesh may have issues; there are apparently configs and other mods to fix these issues but I wouldn't know about them.
Section 8: Prejudice
Section 8: Prejudice
Available on all platforms, but you may experience severe performance issues on console, especially PS3.
Brink
Brink
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Enemy Territory: Quake Wars
Shattered Horizon
Shattered Horizon
Added in a patch.
Nexuiz
Nexuiz
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Battlefront
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield 1942
Battlefield Vietnam
Battlefield Vietnam
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2142
Battlefield 2142
Bot support is limited to a handful of maps, can be expanded through mods.
Shadowrun
Shadowrun
Killzone
Killzone
Killzone 2
Killzone 2
Killzone 3
Killzone 3
Killzone: Shadow Fall
Killzone: Shadow Fall
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark
Perfect Dark Zero
Perfect Dark Zero
Angels Fall First
Angels Fall First
Evolve
Evolve
XIII
XIII
James Bond 007: Nightfire
James Bond 007: Nightfire

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