Single-player games like The Darkest Tales
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Darkest Tales, 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 Darkest Tales — Into the Nightmare
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkest Tales.
When a nightmare creeps into reality, the only ones that can help are those whose magical powers we’ve believed in since childhood. A brave teddy bear and his fairy sidekick head to the darker side of “happily ever after” to rescue his owner, Alicia.
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Saviorless
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkest Tales.
Embark on a journey to The Smiling Islands, the realm of the Saviors, where an enigmatic guide beckons. The seasoned narrator has shared this story countless times, yet none have graced the miraculous land. Can you seize your narrative and ascend as a Savior?
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Alice: Madness Returns
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkest Tales.
Alice: Madness Returns is a third-person, single-player, action adventure platformer. Visit the grim reality of Victorian London and travel to the beautiful yet ghastly Wonderland to uncover the root of Alice's madness.
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GRIME
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkest Tales.
Destroy... Absorb... Grow... GRIME is a fast and unforgiving Action-Adventure RPG in which you crush your foes with living weapons that mutate form and function, and then consume their remains with a black hole to strengthen your vessel as you break apart a world of anatomical horror and intrigue.
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Vigil: The Longest Night
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkest Tales.
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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Astalon: Tears of the Earth
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkest Tales.
Uphold your pact with the Titan of Death, Epimetheus! Fight, climb and solve your way through a twisted tower as three unique adventurers, on a mission to save their village from impending doom!
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Olija
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkest Tales.
Olija is a game about Faraday's quest, a man shipwrecked then trapped in the mysterious country of Terraphage. Armed with a legendary harpoon, he and other castaways try to leave this hostile country to return to their homelands.
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BLACKTAIL
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkest Tales.
Forge the legend of Baba Yaga, a girl accused of witchcraft and expelled from her home. Live out the origins of the Slavic myth in this one-of-a-kind blend of intense archery combat and dark storytelling set in a vibrant fairy tale world.
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkest Tales.
“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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NEVERLAND
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkest Tales.
Neverland is a co-op horror open world; join with your friends or explore alone the dark secrets of a once called paradise. Uncover the mysteryes of the forgotten island, help your teammates or leave them to their luck...
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Metroidvania
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkest Tales.
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.
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Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Darkest Tales.
Bud Spencer and Terence Hill in their first virtual adventure. Slaps And Beans is a co-operative or single player scrolling beat’ em up game with the addition of platform elements and mini-games in which you'll interpret the characters of Bud Spencer and Terence Hill
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Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps And Beans 2
Single-player alternative to The Darkest Tales — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkest Tales.
After the shipwreck in Africa, Bud and Terence save a village from criminals and make their way home on a raft loaded with bananas. But of course it wouldn't be a Bud and Terence adventure if everything went according to plan.