Single-player games like Alan Wake
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Alan Wake, 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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Alan Wake's American Nightmare
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alan Wake.
A thrilling new storyline, hordes of creepy enemies, serious firepower and beautiful Arizona locations, combined with a fun and challenging new game mode!
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CONTROL Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alan Wake.
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
- 3
Quantum Break
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alan Wake.
From Remedy Entertainment, the masters of cinematic action games, comes Quantum Break, a time-amplified suspenseful blockbuster. The Quantum Break experience is part game, part live action show—where decisions in one dramatically affect the other.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alan Wake.
Detective Sebastian Castellanos has lost everything, including his daughter, Lily. To save her, he must descend into the nightmarish world of STEM. Horrifying threats emerge from every corner, and he must rely on his wits to survive. For his one chance at redemption, the only way out is in.
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Oxenfree
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alan Wake.
Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.
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COLINA: Legacy
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alan Wake.
Alex wakes up at his grandmother’s, left alone in a silent house. Unsure where his family is, he begins to uncover a dark mystery in an attempt to escape. Facing his fear in an endless nightmare, Alex must survive the dead of night, a cursed forest, and paranormal activities before daylight arrives.
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Connection: The Nightmare Within
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alan Wake.
Inspired by the classics such as Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Alone In the Dark: Detective Stone investigates a shadow conspiracy. Explore atmospheric levels, fight monsters, and solve puzzles. Unravel a story of twists and turns. Choose classic fixed camera, or over-the-shoulder.
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Mundaun
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alan Wake.
Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.
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Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alan Wake.
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win. Prepare for pain…
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Resident Evil 2
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alan Wake.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
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L.A. Noire
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alan Wake.
In his fight to climb the ranks and do what's right, LAPD detective Cole Phelps must unravel the truth behind a string of arson attacks, conspiracies, and brutal murders, battling the L.A. underworld and even members of his own department.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alan Wake.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alan Wake.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
- 14
The Last of Us™ Part I
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alan Wake.
Discover the award-winning game that inspired the critically acclaimed television show. Guide Joel and Ellie through a post-apocalyptic America, and encounter unforgettable allies and enemies in The Last of Us™.
- 15
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alan Wake.
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
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Metro 2033 Redux
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alan Wake.
In 2013 the world was devastated by an apocalyptic event, annihilating almost all mankind and turning the Earth's surface into a poisonous wasteland. A handful of survivors took refuge in the depths of the Moscow underground, and human civilization entered a new Dark Age. The year is 2033.
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Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alan Wake.
Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne is a violent, film-noir love story. Dark, tragic and intense, the in-depth story is a thrill-ride of shocking twists and revelations. Love hurts.
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Death Rally
Single-player alternative to Alan Wake — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alan Wake.
Load your guns, start your engines...THE CLASSIC IS BACK! Brought to you from Remedy, renowned developers of Max Payne and Alan Wake, Remedy's Death Rally classic top down racer is back, stronger and more vicious than ever.