Single-player games like The Black Within
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Black Within, 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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Luto
Single-player alternative to The Black Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Within.
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
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Dead Take
Single-player alternative to The Black Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Within.
Find your missing friend. Uncover the secrets within. Brave a luxurious and haunting mansion in Dead Take, a first-person psychological horror crafted by Surgent Studios.
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Martha Is Dead
Single-player alternative to The Black Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Within.
Set in 1944 Italy, Martha Is Dead is an award-winning dark psychological thriller where the lines between truth, superstition, and tragedy blur. Explore a haunting countryside, uncover disturbing memories, and peel back layers of mystery. Every choice shapes the nightmare…are you ready to face it?
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Single-player alternative to The Black Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Black Within.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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GET EVEN
Single-player alternative to The Black Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Black Within.
Take a deep breath... Try to remember: a girl, a chair, a bomb. Just keep... calm. Follow the voice into the depths of you memory. Relax... and search for the darkest memories in the deepest recesses of your mind. Can you find her? The clock is ticking... And this is just a part of the treatment.
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Quern - Undying Thoughts
Single-player alternative to The Black Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Black Within.
Discover the truth about Quern’s past, unfold the mysteries of its present, and be the explorer who shapes its future. Quern introduces reusable puzzle mechanics to the classic genre, making the player think about the game as a whole, and not just as a series of individual challenges.
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Heavy Rain
Single-player alternative to The Black Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Black Within.
Experience a gripping psychological thriller filled with innumerable twists and turns. The hunt is on for a murderer known only as the Origami Killer. Four characters, each following their own leads, must take part in a desperate attempt to prevent the killer from claiming a new victim.
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Blair Witch
Single-player alternative to The Black Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Within.
A first-person, story-driven psychological horror game based on the cinematic lore of the Blair Witch. Explore the haunted grounds of the Black Hills Forest in a harrowing investigation that forces you to confront the evil that resides deep in the woods.
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As Long As She Forgot
Single-player alternative to The Black Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Black Within.
A first-person psychological horror game. Play as Marlene, an 86-year-old woman preparing for her family's visit. They're coming. They always do.