Single-player games like Alone in the Dark (2008)
Below are 17 single-player Steam games similar to Alone in the Dark (2008), 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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Call of Cthulhu®: Dark Corners of the Earth
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth is a first-person horror game that combines intense action and adventure elements.
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Survive Avalon
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark (2008).
Open World, Survival, Crafting, Dungeons
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Darkwood
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark (2008).
Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.
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Metro Exodus
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark (2008).
Flee the shattered ruins of the Moscow Metro and embark on an epic, continent-spanning journey across the post-apocalyptic Russian wilderness. Explore vast, non-linear levels, lose yourself in an immersive, sandbox survival experience, and follow a thrilling story-line that spans an entire year in the greatest Metro adventure yet.
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The Forest
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark (2008).
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
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Penumbra: Black Plague Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark (2008).
Surrounded by enemies and assaulted by terror from all sides, Philip must collect clues and solve vexing puzzles while combating the gnawing psychological terrors that assail his mind and threaten to strip him of his sanity.
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Penumbra Overture
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark (2008).
Penumbra: Overture is a first person survival horror game, emphasizing on survival and problem solving instead of mindless violence and gore.
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Dead Island Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark (2008).
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark (2008).
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark (2008).
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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Uncharted Waters II
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
"Uncharted Waters II" was released in 1993, the second game of the series. It is set primarily in Europe of the 16th century, the time of exploration. Players choose from among 6 different characters, each with their own background.
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Uncharted Ocean
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark (2008).
This is a world of oceans, islands and ships. Players will start their own journey from Faro, facing an impermanent ocean and awkward opponents, and gradually build a strong fleet with wisdom and luck. The chaotic seas and tempting treasures, under the guidance of the banner, work hard for survival！
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Red Dead Redemption 2
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark (2008).
Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde Gang are outlaws on the run. With federal agents and bounty hunters massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal, and fight their way across the rugged heartland in order to survive.
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Gear.Club Unlimited 2 - Ultimate Edition
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
With the pedal to the metal, race along more than 3,000 kilometers of tracks that await you! On the mountainside, through a nature park, in the middle of the desert or along the coast, defend your position in more than 250 races, with championships, exhibition races and Grand Prix.
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Garfield Kart 2 - All You Can Drift
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Fire Up Your Engines, Because Garfield Is Waiting for You at the Starting Line! Play as one of the eight cult characters from the Garfield universe, fill up your karts, customize your look, and race away at breakneck speeds.
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Smurfs Kart
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Who will be the fastest Smurf in town? That is the question you will need to answer in this dynamic kart racing game in the world of Smurfs!
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Gear.Club Unlimited 3
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark (2008) — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
The Gear.Club series is back! Customize and set up your favourite cars to race at top speed along the roads of the French Mediterranean coast and Japan. Don't just win – show off your style!