Single-player games like Dark Scavenger
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Dark Scavenger, 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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Shadows Over Loathing
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Shadows over Loathing — a slapstick-figure comedy adventure-RPG full of mobsters, monsters, and mysteries.
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Crown Gambit
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Play as three intrepid paladins through a terrible war of succession to save a sinister medieval kingdom from political turmoil. Pick a side amongst noble families to choose the future monarch and crush those who stand in your way through board-shattering tactical card combat!
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The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
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Death and Taxes
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
In this 2D, short narrative-based game, you assume the role of the Grim Reaper... on an office job. Your job is to decide which people are going to live or die. The consequences of your choices are yours to bear, while the mystery of your incarnation awaits revelation!
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Unforeseen Incidents
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.
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Expelled!
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and RPG with Dark Scavenger.
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
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The Wardrobe - Even Better Edition
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Inspired by the great ‘90s classics such as 'Monkey Island', 'Day of the Tentacle', 'Tony Tough' and 'Sam & Max: Hit the Road', "The Wardrobe" has a strong sense of humour, but isn't shy about dealing with mature and non-politically correct themes.
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Wizardry 8
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and RPG with Dark Scavenger.
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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Star Control I and II
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Explore a vast universe with pulse-pounding action, side-splitting humor, and hair-raising plot twists in these 2 classic space adventure games.
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Manual Samuel - Last Tuesday Edition
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Wealthy, handsome, and... dead? Samuel strikes a deal with Death for one last shot at life, but only if he can survive a day doing everything manually. Blink, breathe, walk, and work - Guide Sam in this darkly humorous and brutally difficult adventure!
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Zork Nemesis: The Forbidden Lands
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
Travel through five mind-bending worlds to discover the ancient secret of Alchemy that will free the trapped souls from evil’s grip…Do you dare enter the Forbidden Lands?
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Super Hero League of Hoboken
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
The U.S. is a nightmare of toxic waste, melted ice caps, and desperate shortages of oat bran. Horrible mutations roam the countryside. Monsters spawned of radiation, environmental toxins, and unregulated bio-engineering. But a small group of Superheroes band together to the rebirth of a new society.
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Mike Dies
Single-player alternative to Dark Scavenger — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dark Scavenger.
After flying his spaceship into an asteroid field, Spaceman Mike finds himself fighting for survival against hostile aliens, a ruthless kingpin and his own personal demons. Haunted by his past and hunted by his enemies, can Mike escape in one piece?