Single-player games like Silence in the Dark
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Silence 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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Graphite in the Hospital
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
Graphite in the hospital is a first-person psychological horror game built around tension. Avoid deranged patients, survive intense chases, and solve your way through Hartwell Psychiatric Hospital. Explore the abandoned facility... and don't get caught.
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Maniac Path
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
You have to go through the path of a brutal killer who, driven by instinct, roams the streets in search of victims.
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Bram The Toymaker
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Silence in the Dark.
A scary bedtime story or a horrid physical entity? The story goes that the toymaker is an undead figure who comes out at night leaving a toy on the children’s bedroom window to lure and capture them. A folktale passed through generations within the family might hold some dark secrets.
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Housekeeper: Anomaly
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
Scavenge abandoned apartments, cut on broken glass, fight anomalies, trade with the merchants, deceive them into buying bad products and most importantly - try to stay alive and care about yourself!
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Death Trials (Director's Cut)
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
An action horror game about scientific trials gone wrong! Run and hide or FIGHT your way to escape. Plenty of jump-scares and perfect for streaming!
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GHOST at DAWN
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
In 1947, hard-boiled private eye Ben O'Hara is searching for a missing girl in an abandoned hotel. Investigate room by room, piece together clues, and give the living dead lead poisoning in this noir horror. Can you push through your fear and discover what became of her?
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Stillwake
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
StillWake is an atmospheric first-person survival horror. Go to an abandoned island, explore an old psychiatric hospital, uncover the secrets of the past, solve puzzles and survive among madmen and creepy creatures.
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Candlehead
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
Explore a dark and eerie first person folk horror game where your doom flickers in the form of a candle barely visible through the dusky gloom.
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Prixel
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
Prixel is an old-school pixel style 2D platformer.It's designed for speed runners, but ordinary people can play it too .