Single-player games like Dark Fall: The Journal
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Dark Fall: The Journal, 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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Dark Fall 2: Lights Out
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Three men once manned the lighthouse on Fetch Rock, but they vanished without trace on New Year, 1900. No-one knows what really happened to those three poor souls, and no-one is brave enough to stay in the lighthouse, alone, after dark. Except you...travel to Fetch Rock Island, and discover what really happened...
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Black Mirror I
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Black Mirror is a dark adventure game that details the aftermath of the tragic death of William Gordon. Playing as his grandson Samuel players must unveil the truth behind the events of that fateful, stormy night.
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The Lost Crown
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Embark on an eerie ghost-hunting adventure, featuring real evidence of paranormal activity, to solve the mystery of the Lost Crown. Be warned, to seek advice from the dead can have bitter consequences.
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Goetia
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
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Paranormal State: Poison Spring
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Thrills abound as the ghost-hunters from the hit TV show “Paranormal State” race to solve a terrifying Civil War haunting!
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Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers 20th Anniversary Edition
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Revisit of one of adventure gaming’s greatest classics by master storyteller Jane Jensen! Struggling bookstore owner Gabriel Knight investigates the sinister Voodoo Murders in New Orleans, discovering the secrets of his family history and unfolding his destiny in this tale of horror and suspense.
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Whispering Willows
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Interact with the spirits of the dead, solve the puzzles of the mysterious mansion and help Elena find her missing father in the horror/adventure puzzle game: Whispering Willows.
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Dark Fall: Ghost Vigil
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Join the all-night ghost vigil at Harwood House. As part of the 'OPG' paranormal team, explore the haunted buildings and investigate sightings of ghosts, long reported around the area of Wolfenden. Grab the ghost hunting gadgets and solve the mystery surrounding this abandoned building.
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Myst
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Welcome to Myst: a starkly beautiful island, eerily tinged with mystery and shrouded in intrigue. Built from the ground up to play in 2D & VR, explore Myst in a whole new dimension! Journey to the Ages, unravel puzzles, and be a part of the surrealistic adventure that will become your own.
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Riven
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
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Dark Fall: Lost Souls
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Travel to the old train station and hotel, abandoned since 1947, following the 'disappearances'. Unravel the mystery that binds this place, by communicating with the ghosts of the long since dead, both in your time and theirs.
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The Last Crown: Midnight Horror
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
Halloween celebrations are in full swing, in the harbour town of Saxton. Ghost-hunter, Nigel Danvers, doesn't believe the night is any different. He knows that ghosts exist, so why would tonight be any different? Nigel and his ghost-hunting partner, Lucy Reubans, are in for a supernatural surprise.
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Incubus - A ghost-hunters tale
Single-player alternative to Dark Fall: The Journal — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Fall: The Journal.
You are on your first solo ghost hunt, under the watchful instructions of Bear and Jen from the O.P.G paranormal team. Use real gadgets in a real location, a house investigated by the developers on the request of three different owners. It is a case worthy of a video game, so welcome to Incubus.