Single-player games like Fear the Dark Unknown: James
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Fear the Dark Unknown: James, 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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Outlast
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
Hell is an experiment you can't survive in Outlast, a first-person survival horror game developed by veterans of some of the biggest game franchises in history. As investigative journalist Miles Upshur, explore Mount Massive Asylum and try to survive long enough to discover its terrible secret... if you dare.
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Resident Evil 7 Biohazard
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
Fear and isolation seep through the walls of an abandoned southern farmhouse. "7" marks a new beginning for survival horror with the “Isolated View” of the visceral new first-person perspective.
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The Beast Inside
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
The Beast Inside is a unique, gripping twist on thriller and survival horror. Immerse in the story of long-buried secrets, personal tragedies, and madness. Play as two protagonists bounded by dark heritage. Combat the enemies, solve riddles and experience real terror in the 3D-scanned environment.
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Remothered: Tormented Fathers
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
Remothered: Tormented Fathers is the pure and realistic survival horror videogame
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
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The Evil Within 2
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
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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Visage
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Fear the Dark Unknown
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
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: Chloe
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
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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Midnight Road
Single-player alternative to Fear the Dark Unknown: James — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear the Dark Unknown: James.
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?