Single-player games like Fear the Dark Unknown
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Fear the Dark Unknown, 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 Hotel
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown.
The Hotel is an "old style" survival horror game!! Fight zombies and solve puzzles to try to escape!!
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Them and Us
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown.
Them and Us is a classic, survival horror game with a focus on atmosphere and player immersion. Discover the truth of Alicia’s past as she descends further into her strange, unending nightmare.
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Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown.
From the moment Edward Carnby and Aline Cedrac set foot on Shadow Island, they are confronted by mysterious, evil creatures intent on thwarting their progress to recover 3 ancient tablets believed to hold the secret key to some incredible menacing phenomena. Danger threatens from every corner.
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SONG OF HORROR COMPLETE EDITION
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown.
A 3rd person, fixed-camera survival horror adventure. Fear the Presence, a mysterious entity you cannot fight: stay alert, hide, breathe slowly... Explore cursed places where unseen spirits and lost souls linger in a true horror story for the ages.
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Fobia - St. Dinfna Hotel
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown.
Explore a decadent hotel across different timelines and uncover the dark history of a fanatical cult and your role in their plans.
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Carnival Massacre
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown.
Drawing heavily from classic survival horror tropes, Carnival Massacre takes players on a haunting quest in a cursed theme park. Explore your surroundings, manage your messy inventory, solve puzzles and kill the four ringleaders of the park!
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Daymare: 1998
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown.
DAYMARE: 1998 is a third-person survival horror game that recreates the mood of iconic titles from the '90s, with a fresh storyline. An incident that turns a small town into a deadly zone, three characters to play with and little time to find the truth, before its mutated citizens abruptly end your mission.
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THE MUTE HOUSE
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown.
Inspired by old and classic survival horror games, THE MUTE HOUSE combines exploration, management, puzzles and a touch of action. As Emily investigates about her sister's vanishing, she finds herself trapped in a mysterious mansion.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Tormented Souls
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown.
Classic survival horror is back! Inspired by the original Resident Evil and Alone in the Dark series, Tormented Souls modernises with a fresh twist on the fixed perspective adventure - as Caroline Walker investigates the mysterious disappearance of twin girls in a terrifying mansion-turned-hospital.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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Alone in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown.
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
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Fear the Dark Unknown: Chloe
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown.
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
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Fear the Dark Unknown: James
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown.
The clock is ticking and the survival game can no longer be stopped. James and Chloe have been chosen and nothing will ever be the same again after discovering the Dark Unknown.
- 15
Midnight Road
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown.
Embark on a mysterious nocturnal road trip where every conversation matters. Make choices, explore different paths and uncover multiple stories and endings. Can you find them all?