Single-player games like The Dark
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to 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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Race The Sun
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
You are a solar-powered craft. The sun is your death timer. Hurtle towards the sunset at breakneck speed in a futile race against time. Delay the inevitable by catching speed boosts which reverse the setting sun - if only for a moment. Don't crash, stay in the light, and don't slow down!
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House of the Dying Sun
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.
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EVERSPACE™
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.
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Redout: Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with The Dark.
Redout is a tribute to the old racing monsters such as F-Zero, WipeOut, Rollcage, and POD. It is designed to be an uncompromising, fast, tough and satisfying driving experience, soaked in that vertigo that stands at the core of the arcade racing genre.
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Chorus
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dark.
Take control of Nara on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons & mind-bending abilities in an evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in zero-g combat & venture beyond waking reality.
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Elite Dangerous
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Dark.
Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.
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The Midnight Walk
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dark.
Follow The Midnight Walk in a dark adventure from the minds behind Lost in Random. Befriend a lost lantern creature and light your way through a world of wonder and terror. Outsmart monsters and marvel at details in a landscape handcrafted with real clay and animated in a stop motion style.
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Project CARS
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Racing with The Dark.
THE ULTIMATE DRIVER JOURNEY delivers the soul of motor racing in the world’s most beautiful, authentic, and technically-advanced racing game.
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Castle Battles
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
Castle Battles streamlines the mechanics of classic, top-down strategy to create a fast paced style of gameplay like no other. Expand your empire by building castles near bountiful resources, collect gold to amass outlandish armies, and swarm your enemies in 40 unique levels.
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It Stares Back
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
Enter The Great Tapestry: Once a land of candy-colored dreams, now a tattered realm of perilous ruin. This dark-fantasy RTS weaves RPG mechanics into a hand painted, lore-rich story. Will you gaze into the void? Be wary, traveler... IT STARES BACK