Single-player games like Man in the Dark
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Man in the Dark, 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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Zombie Army Trilogy
Single-player alternative to Man in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Man in the Dark.
The cult horror shooter series comes to an apocalyptic conclusion with an epic new third chapter, a heart-pumping new horde mode, and remastered editions of the best-selling Nazi Zombie Army 1 & 2.
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Resident Evil Requiem
Single-player alternative to Man in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Man in the Dark.
Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living. Prepare to escape death in a heart-stopping experience that will chill you to your core.
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Left 4 Dead
Single-player alternative to Man in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Man in the Dark.
From Valve (the creators of Counter-Strike, Half-Life and more) comes Left 4 Dead, a co-op action horror game for the PC and Xbox 360 that casts up to four players in an epic struggle for survival against swarming zombie hordes and terrifying mutant monsters.
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Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army 2
Single-player alternative to Man in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Man in the Dark.
** Please note: a remastered and improved edition of this game is now available in Zombie Army Trilogy.**Experience a terrifyingly intense co-op campaign for up to four players in this gut-wrenching sequel to Steam best-seller, Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army.
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Alien Shooter 2 - New Era
Single-player alternative to Man in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Man in the Dark.
A desert, an abandoned city, cramped underground corridors of MAGMAs research centers, and for hundreds of kilometers around there is only darkness and thousands of monsters coming from all sides. You have only two options - to achieve your goal or die.
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The Evil Within
Single-player alternative to Man in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Man in the Dark.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
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Sunset Overdrive
Single-player alternative to Man in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Man in the Dark.
Sunset Overdrive transforms an open-world apocalypse into your tactical playground. Zip, grind and wall-run across Sunset City with an unconventional arsenal. Hyper-agility, unique weapons, and customizable abilities deliver an explosive and irreverent adventure in the end times.
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El Paso, Elsewhere
Single-player alternative to Man in the Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Man in the Dark.
STAKES. GUNS. SLOW-MO. Fight werewolves and vampires in a reality-shifting motel. Dive through barricades to escape the grasp of evil puppets. Destroy the villain you loved. A new, third-person love letter to classic shooters. Neo-noir never looked so good.