Single-player games like DARK
Below are 21 single-player Steam games similar to 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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Murdered: Soul Suspect
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and RPG with DARK.
MURDERED: SOUL SUSPECT™ takes players into a whole new realm of mystery where the case is personal and the clues just out of reach, challenging gamers to solve the hardest case of all… their own murder.
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Candlehead
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK.
Explore a dark and eerie first person folk horror game where your doom flickers in the form of a candle barely visible through the dusky gloom.
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BloodRayne: Terminal Cut
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK.
Enhanced and updated for modern systems, this is the definitive edition of the action horror game that unleashed the red-headed dhampir on the world. In a story spanning five years, Rayne must stop a madman bent on using occult relics to bring about a new age of domination for the Third Reich.
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LIRE
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Reveal the story behind the haunted mansion while looking for Sebastian. LIRE is a survival horror video game inspired by old horror RPG maker games "IB" and "The Witch's House".
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with DARK.
Become a vampire. Strike from the darkness and drink the blood of your prey. Use stealth, persuasion, and an arsenal of upgradable abilities to sneak past enemies undetected or punish the guilty in the seedy backstreets of nighttime Venice.
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Heavyweight Saint
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK.
Third-person disguise-driven stealth game designed for VR. Control two characters possessed by a vengeful spirit, and navigate the streets of Manhattan in search of the missing boy.
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Dark Harvest
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A stealth-horror game. An extra-terrestrial species has invaded earth. If you are seen, you will die. Armed with only a flickering flashlight and your wits, you must find the supplies and escape your farm before the mysterious creatures find you.
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Grinnel
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK.
If you stop, the light dies. If you turn, darkness takes over. As a patient trapped in Grinnel, escape this psychological horror nightmare with Dr. Esin. Use your visor in the atmospheric labyrinth and never look back; in this surreal thriller, your gaze is your worst enemy.
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Dishonored
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
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Styx: Master of Shadows
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK.
Styx: Master of Shadows is an infiltration game with RPG elements taking place in a dark fantasy universe, where you sneak, steal and assassinate your way through as Styx, a Goblin two-centuries of age.
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HITMAN™
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK.
There is a world beyond ours. Beyond nations, justice, ethics. It never sleeps. It exists everywhere. And once you enter....there is no going back. Welcome to the World of Assassination. You are Agent 47, the world's ultimate assassin.
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How To Bathe Your Cat: Impossible Mission
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Bathing a cat is a difficult task, but sometimes it's necessary. Use drills, blowers, rockets and a grappling hook to destroy the ground and make the water reach the cat! Can you complete this hard mission?
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PROTOTYPE
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK.
In the neon-lit world of PROTOTYPE, 07Vanguard, a powerful AI prototype, battles hordes of menacing robots. Equipped with combat techniques and a vast arsenal, it faces increasingly challenging enemies. Power-ups aid its survival, but the ultimate test comes with the appearance of formidable Bosses.
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Tropico 6
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
El Presidente is back! Prove yourself once again as a feared dictator or peace-loving statesman on the island state of Tropico and shape the fate of your very own banana republic through four distinctive eras.
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Dungeons 3
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
At last, the Dungeon Lord has successfully united the forces of evil and established his dark empire. Time for the next step in his most diabolical quest: expansion!
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Dungeons 4
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Absolute Evil and its trusted *cough* servant, the Dark Elf Thalya, return in Dungeons 4 after the events of its fabulous predecessor to bring about their triumph over the forces of good once more.
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Dungeons 2
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with DARK.
The Dungeon Lord is back – and this time he’s serious! In Dungeons 2, fulfil the Dungeon Lord’s insatiable quest for vengeance by recruiting fearsome new monsters from all corners of the underworld in order to undertake his evil bidding.
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Dungeons
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with DARK.
Assume the role of a mighty (and mighty evil) Dungeon Lord and create your own diabolical demesnes underground. 10 different classes of heroes dare to enter your dungeon where 15 different monsters lurk in the dark.
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Spacebase Startopia
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Spacebase Startopia captivates with its original mixture of economic simulation and empire building strategy paired with classic RTS skirmishes and a good dose of humor.
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Dungeons - The Dark Lord
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with DARK.
Dungeons: The Dark Lord is the sequel to Dungeons, the game where the more evil you are, the better! There are a slew of exciting new features, including four-player multiplayer in four modes!
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Ceville
Single-player alternative to DARK — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with DARK.
The mean cruel cold blooded tyrant Ceville ruthlessly rules the beautiful kingdom of Faeryanis. Or rather, he used to rule the beautiful kingdom of Faeryanis, until the brave people revolted against his regime and drove him out of the palace.