Single-player games like The Dark Stares Back
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Dark Stares Back, 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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Bughouse
Single-player alternative to The Dark Stares Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dark Stares Back.
Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!
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SeverSoul XOOKEEPER
Single-player alternative to The Dark Stares Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Dark Stares Back.
Keep the entities fed, pacified and contained every night within a dark decaying facility. Can you survive each shift in this intense point & click horror?
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The Heilwald Loophole
Single-player alternative to The Dark Stares Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dark Stares Back.
The Heilwald Klinikum used to be one of the most renowned medical facilities in Germany. That all changed when that curious loophole appeared...
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Boo! Are you scared? The Chests Game
Single-player alternative to The Dark Stares Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Dark Stares Back.
Boo! Are you scared? Don't be afraid, I'm a friend. Play the «Chests» card game for souvenirs with your new friend.
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The Outlast Trials
Single-player alternative to The Dark Stares Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Dark Stares Back.
Red Barrels invites you to experience mind-numbing terror, this time with friends. Whether you go through the trials alone or in teams, if you survive long enough and complete the therapy, Murkoff will happily let you leave… but will you be the same?
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CRYO
Single-player alternative to The Dark Stares Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Dark Stares Back.
CRYO is a multiplayer co-op survival horror for 1-4 players. You have been deployed by your company to various locations around the Antarctic due to communication issues. What awaits you in these dark, remote regions is far more sinister than a technical fault...
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The Experiment
Single-player alternative to The Dark Stares Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Casual with The Dark Stares Back.
The tests went wrong. He has been transformed. It is hostile toward others. You have been assigned the task of killing the horrifying creature. Listen closely as it could be around any corner. (Game includes Remastered + Classic versions)
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Hello Neighbor 2
Single-player alternative to The Dark Stares Back — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Dark Stares Back.
Welcome back to the eerie town of Raven Brooks! You play as Quentin, a journalist investigating the bizarre events of the original Hello Neighbor game, uncovering a larger mystery. Sneak into your creepy Neighbors’ houses to dig up the truth.