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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Ailment
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
Ailment is a pixel-art action game which takes place on a spaceship in a far far galaxy. The main character wakes up in a spaceship after being unconscious for three days and all of his crew became enemies. He has to remember what happened and find out the truth.
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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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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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White Night
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
The dark will reveal all!Explore the macabre past of an old mansion in the 1930's and solve puzzles of light and shadows in this fully black & white survival horror! Players are trapped in this nightmare where darkness is a constant threat!
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project BLARI
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
Try to survive in this semi open horror game inspired by the ps1 graphic era.
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My Friendly Neighborhood
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
Something scary is happening with everyone's favorite Saturday morning puppet show, The Friendly Neighborhood! Play as Gordon, a repairman sent to get to the bottom of this disturbing dilemma. Fend off puppets and solve puzzles in this survival horror adventure.
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Metel - Horror Escape
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
Metel - Horror Escape is a first-person 3D game in the quest, horror genre. Welcome to the home of an insane maniac hungry for new blood and suffering! You are a victim in his hands. Be careful trying to find a way out. The maniac should not notice your escape attempt.
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The Drifter
Single-player alternative to Silence in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Silence in the Dark.
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride.
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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 .