Single-player games like Endless Dark
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Endless 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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Rock Star Manager
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Endless Dark.
Manage your own music studio, hire bands, schedule shows and pay your bills.
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Astronaut: The Best
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Endless Dark.
Astronaut: The Best is an occult management adventure where people aren't just numbers: they're screwups. You must run a proper space academy using lies, witchcraft, and/or hard work. Guide cadets through a roguelite web of scandals and challenges, or the government will have you killed.
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CHANGE: A Homeless Survival Experience
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Endless Dark.
CHANGE is an award nominated homeless survival experience set in a randomly created city with rogue-like elements. Explore, survive, earn perks, find items & kindness to develop your character & escape to a new life. Over 7 years of development & over 200 updates so far!
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Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Endless Dark.
Come on down to Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop, for all your roguelite spaceship repair simulation needs! WARNING: Untested genre not suitable for people with tentacles for arms or an aversion to dying horrifically. Side effects include improved reading comprehension under pressure and a furry fetish.
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WTF Do You Know?
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Endless Dark.
We just have one question for you... "WTF Do You Know?" I think it might be time for us to find out...
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Curious Expedition 2
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Endless Dark.
Curious Expedition 2 is a turn-based narrative roguelike set in a reimagined version of the late 19th century that uses procedural gameplay and story elements to create completely unique and epic adventures every time you play.
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Heading Out
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Endless Dark.
Flee your fear and carve your story. Blaze a trail across mythic American highways, where choices twist your tale and danger’s always in the rearview mirror. With roguelike routes, limited resources, and breakneck chases, this isn’t just a drive—it’s your legend in the making.
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Curious Expedition
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Endless Dark.
Curious Expedition is a roguelike expedition simulation set in the late 19th century. Together with famous personalities you will venture on unprecedented expeditions to regions never explored before for fame, science and treasures.
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Papers, Please
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Endless Dark.
Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Endless Dark.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Space Station 51
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Endless Dark.
You are a member of Space Station 51. When you wake up, you find that a zombie virus has broken out on the space station. You need to follow the command of the station master and take a series of actions.