Single-player games like The Dark Story
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Dark Story, 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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Banshee Hunt
Single-player alternative to The Dark Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark Story.
Banshee Hunt is a Banshee hunting horror game, a supernatural spirit from Irish folklore, on an island isolated from the world. Track the creature by listening to its distant cries and loud screams, prepare your weapon and kill it, before it reaches you.
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Ravenhille: Awakened
Single-player alternative to The Dark Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark Story.
Hunt down the mythical beast, created in desperation during the final days of World War II. A failed Nazi project known as “Wolfsklinge” unleashed an ancient creature from the depths of hell. Now, it’s your task to lift the curse that haunts the village and the forest. It won’t be easy.
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Final Night
Single-player alternative to The Dark Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark Story.
A nightmarish descent into your worst memories awaits. In "Final Night," you're forced to relive your darkest traumas - now twisted into monstrous, living horrors that hunt you relentlessly. Every shadow hides a piece of your broken past, eager to drag you into the abyss.
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Escape Island
Single-player alternative to The Dark Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark Story.
"Escape Island: An exciting survival adventure! Your mission: Escape from a deserted island full of dangers. Explore, hunt and collect resources to survive. But beware of lurking threats! Use your intelligence and skills to overcome obstacles and escape!"
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Chupacabra Hunt
Single-player alternative to The Dark Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark Story.
Chupacabra Hunt is a Chupacabra hunting horror game, a vampiric creature that is feeding on the blood of animals in the region. Track the creature by following its footprints and listening to its screams, prepare your weapon and kill it.
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Lost In Failures
Single-player alternative to The Dark Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark Story.
It is a survival, adventure, and action game set in a living and challenging open world. Experience the legendary journey of David, who suddenly woke up on an unfamiliar beach surrounded by a forest filled with mysteries and threats. He will need to explore and fight to regain his normal life.
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The Hermit Chronicles
Single-player alternative to The Dark Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Dark Story.
The Hermit Chronicles is a 1st-person survival horror game set in a deep forest. Assuming the role of a hermit, you will have to get food, scout your neighborhood, and search for resources to make gear. But after the sun goes down, you'll have to survive for real...
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Green Hell VR
Single-player alternative to The Dark Story — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Dark Story.
Green Hell VR is an Open World Survival game set in the Amazon rainforest, based on the successful PC title Green Hell. You are left alone in the jungle with no food or equipment. To survive, you must learn real-life survival techniques, and crafting weapons can be a matter of life and death