Single-player games like Are You Afraid of the Dark
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Are You Afraid of 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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They Stare
Single-player alternative to Are You Afraid of the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Are You Afraid of the Dark.
Investigate and unravel the horrors of Clear County. Gather evidence and survive the North Ridge Loop while uncovering the fate of a missing hiker. Explore and escape procedurally generated levels in nightmare mode, avoiding or confronting the dangers within. Do you have what it takes to survive?
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Just an Ordinary Maintenance Check
Single-player alternative to Are You Afraid of the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Are You Afraid of the Dark.
In this puzzle-survival horror game you must enter a sewer and fix the systems inside at a client's request. Navigate the large sewer quickly and quietly. Something stalks the tunnels, only God can save you if it hears you. Work fast, stay quiet, and get out.
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Are You Afraid of the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Are You Afraid of the Dark.
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
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Refund Me If You Can
Single-player alternative to Are You Afraid of the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Are You Afraid of the Dark.
One maze, one monster tracking you down, will you have the courage and dexterity to escape this nightmare in less than two hours ?
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NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain
Single-player alternative to Are You Afraid of the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Are You Afraid of the Dark.
NOROI KAGO: the Grudged Domain is a four-player co-op survival horror game based on "Yokai", supernatural beings from Japanese folklore. Trapped in a cursed domain, you and your companions must work together to endure the curse and find a way to escape, all the while hiding from the roaming yokai.
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KAMLA
Single-player alternative to Are You Afraid of the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Are You Afraid of the Dark.
Find a way out of an old mansion as a priest, you have been tasked to exorcise a woman who has been possessed. Solve puzzles and complete objectives to cure her demonic possession in this SURVIVAL HORROR experience.
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Bendy and the Dark Revival
Single-player alternative to Are You Afraid of the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Are You Afraid of the Dark.
Bendy and the Dark Revival® is a first-person survival horror game set in the creepiest cartoon studio to ever exist. Discover the truth. Escape the studio. Above all, fear the Ink Demon…and survive.
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Venge
Single-player alternative to Are You Afraid of the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Are You Afraid of the Dark.
Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...