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Single-player games like The Church in the Darkness ™

Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to The Church in the Darkness ™, 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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    Escape the Exomoon — Steam game cover

    Escape the Exomoon

    Single-player alternative to The Church in the Darkness ™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Church in the Darkness ™.

    ESCAPE THE EXOMOON is a narrative driven cyberpunk sci-fi horror game. Hack, hide, and fight your way across an abandoned space colony. Will you sacrifice your sanity for survival?

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Elegy of St. Godhrkar — Steam game cover

    Elegy of St. Godhrkar

    Single-player alternative to The Church in the Darkness ™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Church in the Darkness ™.

    Elegy of St. Godhrkar is an narrative-driven game with a multi-perspective POV system. By uncovering lies hidden within the tale, you gain the power to rewrite characters’ fates and shape the story’s outcome.  Where stories LIE, the answer waits for your EYE.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Blossoming Yandere 満開 ヤンデレ — Steam game cover

    Blossoming Yandere 満開 ヤンデレ

    Single-player alternative to The Church in the Darkness ™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Church in the Darkness ™.

    A girl was sleeping in the garbage outside of Kazuki's apartment, until he decided to take her in. Now a home for two, he must remember that all actions have consequences, and words can be laced with poison. But you know that all too well, don't you?

    2027IndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Thanks for the Soup — Steam game cover

    Thanks for the Soup

    Single-player alternative to The Church in the Darkness ™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Church in the Darkness ™.

    The job's simple: Go around town and satisfy your customers with some nice and hot soup. Hop on your bicycle and go around town, make some money, buy items, take care of your cat, and much more in this immersive horror simulator.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Venge — Steam game cover

    Venge

    Single-player alternative to The Church in the Darkness ™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Church in the Darkness ™.

    Get ready to explore a movie studio that vanished into thin air, only to find yourself trapped in a twisted, alternate dimension where creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to ensure you never see the light of day again...

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    HORROR TALES: The Wine — Steam game cover

    HORROR TALES: The Wine

    Single-player alternative to The Church in the Darkness ™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Church in the Darkness ™.

    Explore a post-pandemic fictional Mediterranean island and confront your fears! Immerse yourself in a seemingly abandoned city and struggle to find a precious Banydebosc red wine bottle to cure your loved ones. But be aware; your Nemesis is hunting you. Indie Jumpscares included! :D

    2021ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss — Steam game cover

    Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss

    Single-player alternative to The Church in the Darkness ™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Church in the Darkness ™.

    A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.

    2026Adventure39.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Maid of Sker — Steam game cover

    Maid of Sker

    Single-player alternative to The Church in the Darkness ™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Church in the Darkness ™.

    Maid of Sker is a first-person survival horror, set in a remote hotel with a gory and macabre history from Welsh folklore. Brave the nightmares of the Quiet Ones. Do not panic…don’t even breathe!

    2020ActionIndieAdventure4.74 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN — Steam game cover

    METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN

    Single-player alternative to The Church in the Darkness ™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with The Church in the Darkness ™.

    Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.

    2015ActionAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake — Steam game cover

    METAL GEAR & METAL GEAR 2: Solid Snake

    Single-player alternative to The Church in the Darkness ™ — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Church in the Darkness ™.

    The first and second title in the METAL GEAR series that established the stealth action genre, as well as the basic mechanics of the series.

    2023Action19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →