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Single-player games like Fear Of The Dark

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Fear Of 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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    Aooni — Steam game cover

    Aooni

    Single-player alternative to Fear Of The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear Of The Dark.

    [This is the origin of "Blue Tragedy"]The legendary horror game "Ao Oni" is now available on Steam!

    2024ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Invasion: Brain Craving — Steam game cover

    Invasion: Brain Craving

    Single-player alternative to Fear Of The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear Of The Dark.

    It's the zombie-slaying survival game with JRPG elements you didn't know you wanted! Get swarmed by zombies in active-time battles, search for other survivors, eat and most importantly: SURVIVE!

    2016ActionStrategyIndie0.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Corpse Party — Steam game cover

    Corpse Party

    Single-player alternative to Fear Of The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear Of The Dark.

    A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...

    2016IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Camp Sunshine — Steam game cover

    Camp Sunshine

    Single-player alternative to Fear Of The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear Of The Dark.

    Camp Sunshine is a 16-bit blood-soaked Horror RPG that pits you as Jez, who is dropped off at Summer Camp. He awakes in the middle of the night to discover blood everywhere, a rampaging killer on the loose dressed in a mascot costume and himself involved in a deadly game of cat and mouse!

    2016ActionIndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A Bird Story — Steam game cover

    A Bird Story

    Single-player alternative to Fear Of The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear Of The Dark.

    An experimental short from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise: A simple & surreal 1-hour interactive animation about a boy and an injured bird, told without dialogues.If you're looking for To the Moon-like experience, I'd suggest playing Finding Paradise first.

    2014IndieAdventureRPG3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Last Word — Steam game cover

    Last Word

    Single-player alternative to Fear Of The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Fear Of The Dark.

    In a society where having the last word means having power over others, a small party is disrupted by a gentleman who politely issues orders via one-way intercom.

    2015IndieAdventureRPG1.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Heaven Dust — Steam game cover

    Heaven Dust

    Single-player alternative to Fear Of The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear Of The Dark.

    When you awake, you find yourself in a mansion, where was the secret research center, is now a maze full of horrible zombies and deadly traps. You'll have to escape by overcoming your fears, collecting items, solving innovative puzzles and revealing the cruel truth.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut — Steam game cover

    Lone Survivor: The Director's Cut

    Single-player alternative to Fear Of The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Fear Of The Dark.

    In this original and adult psychological survival horror, the masked protagonist must escape from a city ravaged by disease, by any means necessary.

    2012ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →