Single-player games like The Dark Side
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Dark Side, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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OZMAFIA!!
Single-player alternative to The Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Side.
Once upon a time, a girl, her pet dog, and three companions made a journey to meet a great wizard who could grant their wishes. But what if the girl hadn’t believed that “there’s no place like home”? Explore a fairytale world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!
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7'scarlet
Single-player alternative to The Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Dark Side.
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
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Cinderella Phenomenon: Evermore
Single-player alternative to The Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dark Side.
What happens after Happily Ever After…?
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Magical Diary: Horse Hall
Single-player alternative to The Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dark Side.
You have been invited to attend a magical school. You can make new friends, learn spells, face exams, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball.
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Cinders
Single-player alternative to The Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dark Side.
A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.
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Demonheart: The Ice Demon
Single-player alternative to The Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with The Dark Side.
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
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Let`s not stay friends
Single-player alternative to The Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dark Side.
Friendship is a wonderful thing… unless you are friends with a girl who has no idea you have feelings for her! Inske, a student of magical arts, is troubled by the upcoming outdoors exam, and can't even imagine that someone might want to use the test as an opportunity to get close to her.
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SoulSet
Single-player alternative to The Dark Side — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dark Side.
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?