Single-player games like The Darkness Below
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to The Darkness Below, 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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Legend of Grimrock
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkness Below.
Use the Dungeon Editor to build entirely new adventures and challenges for other players to solve.
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Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkness Below.
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.
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Geneforge 2 - Infestation
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkness Below.
Wildly open-ended adventure in a unique fantasy world. Use battle or diplomacy and trickery to change the world, served by an army of custom-made mutant monsters. Almost 90 zones to explore and 50+ hours of gameplay. Enormous range of abilities, factions, quests, and paths to victory.
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Wizardry 8
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with The Darkness Below.
A New Wizardry for a New GenerationThe universe is in the throes of violent upheaval and change. Vast and mysterious forces are preparing for the final confrontation. A small group of heroes from distant lands must plunge into the heart of the maelstrom, to uncover long-forgotten secrets, and bring about a new era.
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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkness Below.
The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dungeons, varied and cunning foes, 100s of artifacts to find or craft, and a really cool story.
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THYSIASTERY
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with The Darkness Below.
THYSIASTERY is a dungeon crawler RPG featuring traditional roguelike and turn-based gameplay. Command a party of bearers of the Brand, drawn into a vast Labyrinth. Recruit while exploring the Labyrinth in hope of finding a way out, and its secrets will be revealed as you delve deeper.
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Tower of Mask
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkness Below.
Tower of Mask is a thrilling survival horror in the spirit of the 80's dungeon crawlers. The most claustrophobic dungeon in modern times is yours to venture through alone. Hero, face the ancient tower where eerie masked humans prowl.
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Might & Magic X - Legacy
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Darkness Below.
After a decade, a Might & Magic® RPG is back with both the unique core formula and a new set of improved and fine-tuned features. The best RPG of its class!In the wake of the spectacular events in Might & Magic® Heroes® VI, you will play in a party of four adventurers entangled in intrigue and political machinations unfolding in...
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The Quest
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkness Below.
The Quest is a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement, turn based combat and intricate quests. Explore a huge world, full of challenging mysteries and dangerous monsters!
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A Bastard's Tale
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkness Below.
A game about parrying, attacking, and overcoming difficult foes
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Grimoire : Heralds of the Winged Exemplar (V2)
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Darkness Below.
Cleveland Mark Blakemore's Magnum Opus! The ultimate classic style turn-based roleplaying game in the tradition of Wizardry, Might&Magic, Lands Of Lore and Eye of the Beholder! 600+ hours of play with hand-painted graphics and old skool goodness!
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Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees
Single-player alternative to The Darkness Below — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares RPG with The Darkness Below.
Legends of Amberland II: The Song of Trees is a classic western RPG inspired by great 90s era games such as Might & Magic, Wizardry, Ultima, the Gold Box series. Light, fairy tale, epic, heroic, slightly humorous adventure.