Single-player games like DARK IN LIGHT
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to DARK IN LIGHT, 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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Short Stories Paranoia
Single-player alternative to DARK IN LIGHT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DARK IN LIGHT.
How do you know, if something is real, or just in your mind? Are you really sure that you can distinguish imagination from reality? For the next couple of hours, listen, watch and be part of a story where imagination and reality intersect each other.
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Nulla Via
Single-player alternative to DARK IN LIGHT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DARK IN LIGHT.
NULLA VIA is a WW2 psychological horror set in a preserved, abandoned war town. Explore silent ruins, bunkers, and mass graves where life was erased. Shadows cannot be killed by bullets alone. Use your camera, your weapons, and your sanity to survive. This town was never rebuilt for a reason.
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Zombie War:New World
Single-player alternative to DARK IN LIGHT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DARK IN LIGHT.
"Zombie World War: New World" is a shooter where players and three AI teammates battle a massive zombie invasion. They must cooperate using skills and strategies to survive and defeat mutants. Intense combat with high-quality graphics and PBR materials providing a visually stunning experience.
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DAY OF THE RISING DEAD
Single-player alternative to DARK IN LIGHT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DARK IN LIGHT.
Step into a gritty, analog film-style world where three survivors must battle their way through a planet overrun by the undead. From the dark alleys of a crumbling city to eerie forests, an abandoned military outpost, and a blood-soaked shopping mall, every step is a fight for survival.
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Deer Head
Single-player alternative to DARK IN LIGHT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DARK IN LIGHT.
Survive in this horror/puzzle adventure. Try to stay alive and fight the vengeful deer monster that lives in the forest. Use your camera to flash the monster and escape. Explore the forest and find out what happened.
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Knot Pain
Single-player alternative to DARK IN LIGHT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with DARK IN LIGHT.
The punishment for a life spent torturing others is a hell that forces you to relive your deepest traumas. A trap strapped to your body that slices off parts of you is the price of every mistake you make. Here, You are the Hangman.
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The Fallen Vanguard
Single-player alternative to DARK IN LIGHT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DARK IN LIGHT.
A tactical horror shooter developed in Unreal Engine 5. Face brutal waves of the undead and demonic creatures in a dark, photorealistic atmosphere. Manage your resources, master high-realism combat, and survive the nightmare.
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Flesh Made Fear
Single-player alternative to DARK IN LIGHT — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with DARK IN LIGHT.
Tank controls. Fixed cameras. Pure Terror. Set in a haunting world of twisted experiments and occult nightmares, this game brings back the survival horror mechanics you know and love while pushing the genre into terrifying new depths.