Single-player games like Alone in the Dark
Below are 18 single-player Steam games similar to Alone in the Dark, 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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Alone in the Dark Prologue
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
This stand-alone prologue puts you in the tiny shoes of Grace Saunders – an 11-year-old girl delivering a letter, when things go horribly wrong… Experience the unique 1920s horror atmosphere of Alone in the Dark and prepare for the terror that awaits in Derceto Manor
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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
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I'm on Observation Duty 7
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
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The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
YOU are a psychiatrist, trying to solve a murder whilst treating the unusual patients of the recently deceased Doctor Dekker. Type a question - patients reply in full screen video and have questions for you too but be careful what you say. Your words determine their eventual fates, and your own!
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In My Head
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
You have been sent photographs of a place where, according to rumors, an artifact of an ancient civilization is hidden... Do you dare to go there?!
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This Bed We Made
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
This Bed We Made is a third-person mystery game in which you play as a maid in a 1950s hotel and snoop around strangers' rooms to uncover their deadly secrets. Discover what links guests together in this tale of love, heartbreak and murder!
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Saint Kotar
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Saint Kotar is a psychological horror detective game set in a cursed valley in rural Croatia. Investigate the disappearance of your relative in the occult-ridden town of Sveti Kotar as you switch between conflicting realities through the eyes of two godly men.
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L.A. Noire
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
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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Resident Evil 2
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
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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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
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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The Evil Within
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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Sherlock Holmes: Crimes and Punishments
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Become the most celebrated detective of all time: Sherlock Holmes! Use your impressive talents as a detective to solve six thrilling and varied cases: murders, missing persons, spectacular thefts and numerous investigations that sometimes lead you into the realms of the fantastic.
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Resident Evil 3
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
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The Last of Us™ Part I
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
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™.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
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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Magicka 2
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
The world’s most irreverent co-op action adventure returns! In the next chapter of Magicka, players ascend from the ruins of Aldrheim to experience a Midgård almost wiped free of Wizards after the Wizard Wars, with the few that do remain having either gone mad or extremely hostile toward all others
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Kill to Collect
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark.
Welcome to the last city on Earth. Earn your keep and die trying in Pieces Interactive’s cyberpunk action rogue-like, featuring 1-4 player co-op. Travel down the sleepless cesspool of murderous vagrants and cybernetic freaks, as you slice and dice your way to the lower levels of Geoshelter Alpha.