Single-player games like After Dark
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to After Dark, 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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Gnome Expedition
Single-player alternative to After Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with After Dark.
A retro-style fantasy horror game where you must try to escape as a gnome from the giant demonic knight that hunts you down on your quest to collect ingredients.
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Cognition Method
Single-player alternative to After Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with After Dark.
Cognition Method is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris. Discover the innovative mechanics of altering gravity and dive into the surreal setting. Find your way within a mysterious artifact and unveil a non-ordinary story.
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Under The Warehouse
Single-player alternative to After Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with After Dark.
A mysterious caller sends you on a surreal journey to find a colorful egg in a sprawling warehouse. Meet the workers, collect items, and solve puzzles in this first person adventure with multiple endings.
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Great North Shelter 2
Single-player alternative to After Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with After Dark.
A First-person Walking Simulator that combines Horror, Humor and Mysticism. Explore the funny locations of this National Park and please don't take it seriously.
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I NEED A NAME
Single-player alternative to After Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with After Dark.
A parody homage to classic RPG Maker horror games where your name will make an impact on the events you encounter as you travel through the abstract environment you have escaped to.
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NIGHTSLINK
Single-player alternative to After Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with After Dark.
You are the Nightslink. Traverse abandoned roads under cover of night. Deliver cassette tapes in a post-apocalyptic world. An atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure.
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Discolored
Single-player alternative to After Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with After Dark.
Locals whisper of a roadside diner that’s lost its color. You are sent to investigate.
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Ethel
Single-player alternative to After Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with After Dark.
Welcome to my first game! Where you'll Immerse yourself in a unbelievable, story-rich mystery, packed with jaw-dropping plot twist, horror, and multiple endings.