Single-player games like The Dawning
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Dawning, 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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What happened to Kate
Single-player alternative to The Dawning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Dawning.
"What happened to Kate" is a gripping puzzle adventure set in a mysteriously silent home. Unravel your coworker's disappearance through challenging puzzles. Delve into the depths of mystery and discover what lies within the quiet.
- 2
The Empty Desk
Single-player alternative to The Dawning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Dawning.
Immerse yourself in a psychological thriller with narrative adventure elements and unsettling details. Join Detective Bennett on his final case and uncover dark secrets in a world where reality bends and sanity wavers.
- 3
Open Roads
Single-player alternative to The Dawning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Dawning.
Long-lost family secrets. Hints of a hidden fortune. And miles to go before they sleep. Tess Devine’s relationship with her mom has never been easy, but they’re about to set out together on a journey into the past that they’ll never forget.
- 4
Luto
Single-player alternative to The Dawning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Dawning.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
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Dahlia View
Single-player alternative to The Dawning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Dawning.
A child is missing. The police are failing. And you're a retired detective with a bit too much time on your hands. Time to throw out the rules & do whatever it takes to bring the child home. From the developers of I AM RIPPER, The Occupation & Ether One.
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The Narcotic Operation
Single-player alternative to The Dawning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Dawning.
Step into the role of a shadowed undercover police officer in Dark Eyes, brave an area dominated by vice and crime, where allies and enemies blur. Every smirk, tear, and lie tightens the web of deceit—will you destroy the empire or lose yourself in its shadows?
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Supernormal
Single-player alternative to The Dawning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Dawning.
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.
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Night Grove
Single-player alternative to The Dawning — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Dawning.
This is a first-person indie horror game. A young deliveryman took an unusual order that led him to Night Grove. This place has a dubious reputation among the townspeople, because for many years it has been sent to live with people that society has long since abandoned.