Single-player games like Dark Light
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Dark Light, 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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The Last Faith
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Light.
Dive into the latest evolution of The Last Faith: a dark and gothic fusion of metroidvania and soulslike. Engage in merciless and precise combat with a huge range of weapons, firearms, and custom executions. Let nothing stand in the way of your journey to salvation.
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Blasphemous
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Light.
Blasphemous is a brutal action-platformer with skilled hack’n slash combat set in the nightmare world of Cvstodia. Explore, upgrade your abilities, and perform savage executions on the hordes of enemies that stand between you and your quest to break eternal damnation.
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Dark Devotion
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Light.
Explore the secrets of a mysterious fallen temple and put your Templar faith to the test in Dark Devotion, where no sacrifice is too great in praise of your God.
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Dark Light: Survivor
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Light.
In a dying multiverse, the Phantom Train is your last hope. Traverse a post-apocalyptic, cyberpunk world of nightmarish creatures. Experience dynamic shifts between top-down and third-person views, deep customization, and epic battles across universes in this action roguelike survival game.
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Salt and Sanctuary
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark Light.
Explore a haunting, punishing island in this stylized 2D action RPG. Salt and Sanctuary combines fast and brutal 2D combat with richly developed RPG mechanics in a cursed realm of forgotten cities, blood-soaked dungeons, and desecrated monuments.
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Vigil: The Longest Night
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark Light.
Embark on a journey through the longest night with Leila, a valiant member of the Vigilant Order. Delve into the hidden truths shrouded in eternal darkness, unravel the mystery surrounding Leila's enigmatic sister, and confront the eldritch horrors lurking in a world that has lost the light of day.
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Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Light.
Death's Gambit: Afterlife is a challenging 2D action platformer with deep RPG elements. As an agent of Death bound to his service, unravel the mystery of Siradon and discover the true price of immortality.
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The Surge 2
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark Light.
In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.
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Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell®
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark Light.
Enter the world of cinematic stealth action with Splinter Cell, the game that propelled the genre to cult status. You are Sam Fisher, an elite covert agent in the NSA's top-secret division: Third Echelon.
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Shadow Complex Remastered
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark Light.
ChAIR’s fresh twist on classic side-scrolling design with modern gameplay is amplified in Shadow Complex Remastered. 10+ hrs of exploration and fast-paced combat from award-winning original game, updated with graphical enhancements, dynamic melee take-downs, and new Master Challenges.
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark Light.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
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Dead Cells
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Light.
Dead Cells is a roguelite, metroidvania inspired, action-platformer. You'll explore a sprawling, ever-changing castle... assuming you’re able to fight your way past its keepers in 2D souls-lite combat. No checkpoints. Kill, die, learn, repeat.
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Terminator 2D: NO FATE
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark Light.
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple endings, humanity’s fate is yours to decide.
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Ghost Terminator
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark Light.
Let's vanish some ghosts! Explore, shoot, run, throw grenades, have some fun and get a little scared. Your mission is to find and annihilate all the ghosts.
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Castle of Vania
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Light.
Invade the castle of the powerful Vampire Vania, face several difficult, exciting and sensual challenges to end this reign of horror and orgies.
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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to Dark Light — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dark Light.
Explore a dark pixel-art metroidvania filled with fast-paced combat, challenging bosses, hidden secrets, and rewarding exploration as you unlock new paths through a mysterious world.