Single-player games like Pitch Black
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Pitch Black, 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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Yn Moddey Dhoo
Single-player alternative to Pitch Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pitch Black.
A 1-bit PSX-style first-person horror game based on Manx folklore. Dusk falls on Peel Castle, Isle of Man. The Moddey Dhoo, a massive black dog, stalks the castle corridors. Run. Hide. Escape. Don't look into its eyes; they might be the last thing you see.
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Tales of Acilain
Single-player alternative to Pitch Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pitch Black.
Explore the ruins of Acilain in this dark top-down action RPG. After losing your arm to the Dark Man, harness spectral energy to manifest a phantom limb. Defeat powerful generals, absorb their spirit essence, and solve intricate Zelda-style puzzles to break a 100-year-old blood curse.
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Deluge
Single-player alternative to Pitch Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pitch Black.
Deluge is a horror-centric JRPG where you play as the resurrected warrior Hudson, a corpse tasked with infiltrating a battered community. Bound to a tyrant’s will, yet haunted by your own past, you must make choices and battle your path forward to either redemption or ruin.
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Light Devourer
Single-player alternative to Pitch Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pitch Black.
Light Devourer is a pixel-art soulslike ARPG featuring fast-paced combat, a rich world to explore, and a dark fantasy story.
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COMING HOME
Single-player alternative to Pitch Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Pitch Black.
A retro slasher horror game, with a focus on home defense. In the dead of night, you hear someone lurking outside - but you are not defenseless. Watch the cameras, barricade your doors, and have your gun at the ready - anything to keep the Sundown Rippers from claiming their next victim.
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Trail of Gods: The Cursed Island
Single-player alternative to Pitch Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pitch Black.
A compact, cursed action RPG that lingers long after you put it down. Fight through a dying world armed only with precise timing and whatever gear you can scavenge from the fallen. One button + movement is all you need.
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Halls of Torment
Single-player alternative to Pitch Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Pitch Black.
Slay hordes of terrifying monsters in this horde survival roguelite. Descend into the Halls of Torment where the Lords of the underworld await you. Treasures, magical trinkets, and a growing cast of heroes will grant you the power to vanquish these horrors from beyond. How long can you survive?
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You Will Die Here Tonight
Single-player alternative to Pitch Black — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Pitch Black.
Immerse yourself in retro top-down visuals as you face the horrors of Breckenridge Hall through intense first-person combat. Scavenge, solve puzzles, and upgrade your gear. Do whatever it takes to survive—but remember: You Will Die Here Tonight.