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Single-player games like Dread Days

Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Dread Days, 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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    Beyond Good and Evil™ — Steam game cover

    Beyond Good and Evil™

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dread Days.

    Play as Jade, a young investigative reporter, and expose a terrible government conspiracy. It is up to you and your loyal pig friend Pey'j to save your planet and its inhabitants.

    2008ActionAdventureDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MotionRec — Steam game cover

    MotionRec

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dread Days.

    MotionRec is a recording puzzle action game where you progress through stages by recording and playing back your own movements.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Deus Ex: The Fall — Steam game cover

    Deus Ex: The Fall

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dread Days.

    Deus Ex: The Fall is set in 2027– a golden era for science, technology and human augmentation, but also a time of great social divide and global conspiracy. Powerful corporations have seized control from governments and command the drug supply needed by augmented humans to survive.

    2014ActionAdventureRPG9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Remember Me — Steam game cover

    Remember Me

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dread Days.

    Remember Me™ is a 3rd person action adventure where players take on the role of Nilin, a former elite memory hunter with the ability to break into people’s minds and steal or even alter their memories.

    2013ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Tomb Raider Game of the Year — Steam game cover

    Tomb Raider Game of the Year

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dread Days.

    Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Rise of the Tomb Raider™ — Steam game cover

    Rise of the Tomb Raider™

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dread Days.

    Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration includes the base game and Season Pass featuring all-new content. Explore Croft Manor in the new “Blood Ties” story, then defend it against a zombie invasion in “Lara’s Nightmare”.

    2016ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition — Steam game cover

    Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dread Days.

    As Lara Croft races to save the world from a Maya apocalypse, she must become the Tomb Raider she is destined to be.

    2018ActionAdventure39.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Batman™: Arkham Origins — Steam game cover

    Batman™: Arkham Origins

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dread Days.

    As of December 4, 2016, the online services portion of Batman: Arkham Origins has been retired. We thank those that have joined us to battle. The Single player campaign may still be played and enjoyed offline. For any questions relating to Batman: Arkham Origins, please contact WB Games customer service.

    2013ActionAdventure19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Star Swapper — Steam game cover

    Star Swapper

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    STAR SWAPPER is a space puzzle game with relaxing gameplay. Complete each level by moving and arranging symbols, so they can form existing star constellations, and enjoy the journey towards the final frontier.

    2018IndieCasual2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Perseverance: Part 1 — Steam game cover

    Perseverance: Part 1

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dread Days.

    Perseverance is a horror/drama visual novel about survival and redemption. In Part 1 you play as Jack, a father who is struggling to keep his family together and finds himself in the middle of horrific events.

    2018IndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bandit Brawler — Steam game cover

    Bandit Brawler

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Dread Days.

    Bandit Brawler is a FPP open world comedy game. Fight, rob, steal and gamble your way to become the top bandit! Additionally, save a chicken.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Airport Contraband — Steam game cover

    Airport Contraband

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    Take over the duties of a customs officer in this roguelike-simulation game where every suitcase could be a risk. Inspect documents, question passengers, scan luggage, and seize illegal goods as you try to maintain control at Caldora Airport. Will you uphold the law or profit from contraband?

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Perseverance: Part 2 — Steam game cover

    Perseverance: Part 2

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dread Days.

    🔪 Perseverance: Part 2 is a 2nd installment in the horror/crime thriller visual novel series. Play as Karen, a calculated assassin on the prowl for her next target, and witness the gripping story of secrets, passion, and violence. 🔪

    2022IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Perseverance: Part 3 — Steam game cover

    Perseverance: Part 3

    Single-player alternative to Dread Days — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dread Days.

    Perseverance: Part 3 is the much-awaited conclusion to the drama/horror visual novel series full of intrigue, guts, and gossip. Swap between Jack, a father trying to protect his family, and Karen, an ex-agent on the run from her troubled past, and help them form an unlikely alliance. 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♀️

    2022IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →