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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Finding Frankie 2
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.
Trapped inside a deadly televised game show, you must parkour through a massive obstacle complex. Wall run, rail grind, and vault past twisted traps in the final season. Win the $10 million prize, or die trying. Frankie is waiting for you and he’s not holding back.
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OUTSTAND
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.
OUTSTAND is a game that reflects the real face of dark and intense fear to the person from a first-person camera angle. Your treasure-seeking friend is trapped! Can you save him? Solve puzzles, watch out for the items around you and most importantly survive!
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Frostbiter
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.
Can you survive from Frostbiter and escape his snowy maze of horror? Use snowballs to defend yourself, find your way in the maze, try to escape, and most important of all: don't let him catch you!
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Eilean Mor: The Lost Keepers
Single-player alternative to Are You Afraid of the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Are You Afraid of the Dark.
At the beginning of the 20th century, the Eilean Mor lighthouse fell silent. The light is out, and its three keepers are missing. No one is answering the radio. As a reserve keeper, you’re sent to investigate this horror mystery. But beware you may become the fourth to vanish.
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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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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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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...