Single-player games like Endless Dark
Below are 10 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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Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Endless Dark.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
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WORLD OF HORROR
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Endless Dark.
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
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Void War
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Endless Dark.
Command an ancient starship and fight your way to the heart of a dying Empire. Fend off attacks from demented cultists, craven space pirates, and xenophobic Imperial soldiers. Discover powerful artifacts and use them to build your ship into a fearsome war engine.
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SUNLESS SEA
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Endless Dark.
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
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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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Dead in Antares
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with Endless Dark.
Dead in Antares is a turn-based survival management game with RPG elements, set on an alien planet. Lead a crew of survivors sent on a mission to save humanity. Manage their needs, strengthen their teamwork, and explore this mysterious world to find a way back home.
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Pathologic 3
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Endless Dark.
In this psychological horror game, you are a doctor with only 12 days to save a town from a mysterious plague. Make ruthless decisions and diagnose with precision. Shape the town's future and rewrite the past. Hold yourself together while it all falls apart.
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The Floor Above
Single-player alternative to Endless Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Endless Dark.
A claustrophobic anomaly-horror game where you can only turn, blink, and decide: is it real or not? Survive five endings and uncover Mike’s story.
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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.