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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Trump and Virus
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
At the beginning of a disaster, those seemingly unimportant warnings will always be felt that this is not serious, such as the invasion of viruses.
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Dart Racer
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
Dart Racer is an arcade racing game set in the future where anti-gravity rules! Master extreme tracks, upgrade your vehicle, and defeat your rivals. Jump into the cockpit, unleash the full power of your machine, and dominate the galaxy!
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Wingsuit: Romsdalen
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Racing with The Dark.
Feel the rush of Norway’s Romsdalen Valley in this intense action sports game. Pilot a high-performance wingsuit through challenging exits, daring stunts and vast mountain landscapes. Are you ready to hit the slopes?
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Expedition Astra
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
Old machines guard silent asteroid sites across the outer solar system. Pilot a 6DoF spacecraft, fight around the rock, dock with old vessels, and touch the asteroid to extract rare materials.
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Aerofly FS 4 Flight Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
We promise you will feel like a pilot flying airliners, helicopters, fighters, gliders, historical and aerobatic aircraft in a photorealistic world! Over 10,000 real world flights, highly detailed cockpits and scenery are awaiting you.
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Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
Aerofly FS 2 Flight Simulator lets you explore the world of flying in a quality never seen before. Fly a large selection of highly detailed aircraft or a helicopter with interactive 3D cockpits. Aerofly FS 2 currently features over 200 airports in the south western USA and global elevation and satellite imagery.
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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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Polynomial 2 - Universe of the Music
Single-player alternative to The Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark.
Polynomial 2 is an amazing visual candy which tends to be a space shooter and a music visualizer. Immersive on screen, mind-blowing in VR.
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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