Single-player games like Dark the Dead
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to Dark the Dead, 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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TitTok
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
TitTok - Minimalistic adventure 2D puzzle platformer with cats, explosions and spinning saws! TikTok ≠ TitTok
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The Deletion
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
Are you sure you want do delete this file? NOOOOO! The Deletion is a challenging and fun puzzle-platform game that will frustrate you.
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Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
Built from scratch, enjoy breathtaking visuals, enhanced audio and improved, deeper gameplay as New 'n' Tasty reignites the original Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee using the latest next-generation technology.
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Unravel
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
Unravel is a physics-based puzzle platformer. Yarny, a character made from a single thread of yarn, must embark on a larger than life adventure.
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BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
With BADLAND: Game of the Year Edition, experience the multi-award-winning action adventure like never before - redesigned for Steam.
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Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
A sci-fi puzzle-platformer of cataclysmic proportions! Evolve from a tiny captive into a world-eating giant. Use your mutant blob powers to devour the pathetic humans and all of civilization!
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Rochard
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
Fast-paced platforming action and mind-bending puzzles based on gravity
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The Path of Motus
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
Will you let other people stop you from pursuing your dreams? The Path of Motus is a game where your words have the power to destroy.
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Search of the Source
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
Search of the Source is an exciting role-playing game in which you take on the role of a young squire venturing into a dangerous and mysterious magical forest. You have to complete many different tasks, explore mysterious places and fight mystical enemies.
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Knight's Saga Evil Goblins
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
Knight's Saga: Evil Goblins is an exciting fantasy game where the world has been invaded by evil goblins and you take on the role of a brave warrior on a dangerous journey to destroy them. Exciting adventures and battles await you in the name of saving the kingdom.
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Hero's black dungeon
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
Hero's black dungeon is a 2D action roguelike. Take control of a young adventurer who travels to the Mediterranean lands in search of adventure and glory. On your way you will meet quite a few enemies and interesting characters. Arm yourself with magical blades and chop down enemies on your way!
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BLACK WEREWOLF
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
BLACK WEREWOLF - Werewolves from neighboring lands invaded your lands and began to destroy all your property. The village elder had no choice but to send you to deal with the enemies and find out what was going on.
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Jade Guardian
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
Jade Guardian - You take on the role of an unusual guardian made from precious jade who goes on a dangerous adventure to return stolen magical signs.
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Descent the Abyss
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
Descent the Abyss - you take on the role of an experienced detective who goes in search of a lost traveler lost in a dangerous underground labyrinth. You must explore dark and twisted corridors, solve puzzles, fight monsters, and overcome traps to navigate through danger and find the missing person.
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UNKILLABLE ROBOTS
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
UNKILLABLE ROBOTS is an exciting game set in the distant future, where robots have taken over the whole world and are divided into two camps. Some robots strive to restore order and peace, while others crave destruction and chaos.
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PACIFICATION LIGHT
Single-player alternative to Dark the Dead — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Dark the Dead.
PACIFICATION LIGHT is an exciting 2D platformer that takes us back to a time when spirits and ghosts inhabited our world. During this period, there lived a brave hero who decided to confront the darkness and cleanse the earth of sinister supernatural entities.