Single-player games like BLACKSHARD
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to BLACKSHARD, 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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LIMINAL SHIFT
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Liminal Shift is a unique atmospheric suspense game developed using the latest Unreal Engine 5 technologies such as Lumen and Nanite. With every step you take, Liminal Shift pushes you deeper into an eerie, unsettling experience like no other.
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Necrophosis
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
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NaissanceE
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
NaissanceE is an obscure and magical first person exploration game, a philosophical trip and an artistic experience. The adventure takes place in a primitive mysterious structure and the game mainly consists to explore and feel the deep and strong ambiance of this atemporal world.
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The Old City: Leviathan
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
The Old City: Leviathan is an experiment in first person exploration that focuses entirely on story. All that exists is you and the world. Set in a decaying city from a civilization long past, The Old City: Leviathan puts the player in the shoes of a sewer dwelling isolationist.
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EMOTIONLESS : The Last Ticket
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
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Eclipsium
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.
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Liminalcore
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Explore and admire while navigate through eerie, surreal environments inspired by the Backrooms lore. Explore this uncanny world lost in time and get lost in the otherworldly architecture in a world where reality bends and your sanity is tested.
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POOLS
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.
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Venineth
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Venineth is a single-player game focusing on unraveling the mysteries of ancient alien technology, somewhere in the universe via exploration, platforming, and puzzle-solving, in a dangerous, distant worlds.
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Stray
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Lost, alone and separated from family, a stray cat must untangle an ancient mystery to escape a long-forgotten cybercity and find their way home.
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Metal Garden
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.
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Outer Wilds
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.
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Observation
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
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Whisper of the House
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with BLACKSHARD.
Whisper of the House is a cozy game about organizing and decorating. You'll take on various tasks from the townspeople—helping them move, organize, and clean their spaces. In the process, your gentle touch might make a difference in their lives, and perhaps uncover some hidden stories...
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Shattered - Tale of the Forgotten King
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
The old world is gone, lost with the disappearance of the King. Reforge reality in this dark action RPG through skill-based combat, innovative open-world platforming and the testimonies of survivors… some more trustworthy than others. Are you ready, Wanderer?
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HYPNOS
Single-player alternative to BLACKSHARD — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with BLACKSHARD.
HYPNOS is a first-person adventure and exploration game, set in a lovecraftian megastructure fever dream. Enter the Nameless City at the edge of Dreams. Follow the trail into the shadow of the Holy Mountain. Embrace your destiny.