Single-player games like Project Dark
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to Project 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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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Dark.
A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!
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Astrologaster
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Dark.
Astrologaster is a comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London. Play as 'Doctor' Simon Forman and treat his patients using astrology. A story-driven adventure based on a truly ridiculous story.
- 3
HimeYoku: A Sacrifice of Lust and Grace
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Project Dark.
Hell-bent on vengeance, Caldo single-handedly topples the royal throne of Solide, capturing the king and the princess and working their ruin through his dark contracts with demons. A visual novel about hate and revenge... and possibly redemption.
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Roadwarden
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Dark.
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
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The Tales of Bayun
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Dark.
Can a flat world resting on the backs of three demon bears live in peace? Of course not! Immerse yourself in the universe of the dark Slavic legends, explore the characters' stories and make difficult choices that affect the course of events. Bayun the Cat will help you. If you're lucky, that is.
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Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Dark.
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
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Crown Gambit
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Dark.
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
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Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Dark.
Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.
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Cube Samurai: RUN!
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Run, jump and slash your way through this endless runner! Race through galactic environments as you try to stop the Evil Pyramid and his Cone Trooper army. Earn, purchase and upgrade your hero’s costumes, weapons, and special powers to help you be the greatest warrior in all of space and time!
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Steel & Steam: Episode 1
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with Project Dark.
Steel & Steam takes the best elements from the fantasy JRPG’s of old, such as great stories, awesome characters, and classic monsters, and combines them with a touch of steampunk. It’s like taking Lord of the Rings and mixing in the Wild West.
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First Impact: Rise of a Hero
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Dark.
First Impact: Rise of a Hero immerses you in a beautiful comic book world where you can run, jump, fly, and summon elemental powers to protect citizens. Experience a lush array of islands and cityscapes and uncover the truth about a mysterious force sending meteors to Earth. For PC & VR!
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Bring to Light
Single-player alternative to Project Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Project Dark.
Trapped in the city subway system due to a sudden disaster, you explore the depths of the tunnels to find your way out. The further you explore, the more you realize there is more to this disaster...and the lurking shadows are following your every move.