Single-player games like Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, 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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Alone in the Dark (2008)
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
The game that started the popular survival horror genre returns better than ever! Players control Edward Carnby, the main character from the original Alone in the Dark, on a thrilling journey through a dark and terrifying re-creation of New York's Central Park where Carnby must discover the truth behind a dark conspiracy.
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Forgotten Forest: Eye of the Great One
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
A Lovecraft inspired point and click cosmic horror, that takes places in a mysterious forest, where dreadful things happen. Getting closer to the Unknown, you keep becoming more distant fom your true self. Can you survive and reveal the secrets of the ruthless sect and the mysterious forest?
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
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.
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Amnesia: Rebirth
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
A first-person horror adventure. Uncover your past and survive the Algerian desert. Fear is your enemy; stay calm to not succumb to an illness threatening you and your loved one. Avoid darkness, hide from monsters and solve puzzles. Adventure Mode available for a less scary experience.
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Alone in the Dark: Illumination™
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
A darkness has fallen over the town of Lorwich. Monstrous hordes emerge from beyond the realm of nightmares to sow chaos on the land. As one of four heroes, you must battle the minions of the old ones with the force of arms, and the power of illumination.
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Dead of Darkness
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.
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Dread X Collection 2
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
Explore 12 horror games made in 10 days connected by a meta narrative experience you didn't expect. Step into a world of darkness and discover the secrets you didn't know were right beneath the surface. Find the tapes and unlock the mystery inside the Dread X Collection 2.
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Suffer The Night
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
SUFFER THE NIGHT is a first-person survival horror experience. Alone in a secluded cabin during a violent storm, horror illustrator Stacey Linden discovers the true meaning of fear. Explore a constantly changing world and solve puzzles; but above all: survive!
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Resident Evil
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
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: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
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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EARTH DEFENSE FORCE 4.1 The Shadow of New Despair
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
It's a fight for the future of the planet between the Ravagers, a merciless swarm of alien invaders, and the Earth Defense Force (EDF) in this third-person shooter.Play as four different classes in over 80 missions with a range of 800 weapons at your disposal.Co-op play supported.
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Resident Evil 2
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
A deadly virus engulfs the residents of Raccoon City in September of 1998, plunging the city into chaos as flesh eating zombies roam the streets for survivors. An unparalleled adrenaline rush, gripping storyline, and unimaginable horrors await you. Witness the return of Resident Evil 2.
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Resident Evil 3
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
Jill Valentine is one of the last remaining people in Raccoon City to witness the atrocities Umbrella performed. To stop her, Umbrella unleashes their ultimate secret weapon: Nemesis! Also includes Resident Evil Resistance, a new 1 vs 4 online multiplayer game set in the Resident Evil universe.
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Alone in the Dark
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90’s cult classic horror game.
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Cold Fear™
Single-player alternative to Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare.
In a ferocious Arctic storm, distress signals are sent from a mysterious Russian whaler. As leading Coast Guard veteran Tom Hansen, you board to investigate and discover unthinkable horrors lurking beneath the ship's bloodstained decks.