Single-player games like Veins of DARKNESS
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Veins of 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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Downstairs 2 Nightfall
Single-player alternative to Veins of DARKNESS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veins of DARKNESS.
Can you unlock the secrets of darkness and find out what happened to your girlfriend in Downstair 2 Nightfall, developed by the dreamers who harbor the mysterious secrets of history? I don't think so...
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OUTSTAND
Single-player alternative to Veins of DARKNESS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veins of DARKNESS.
OUTSTAND is a game that reflects the real face of dark and intense fear to the person from a first-person camera angle. Your treasure-seeking friend is trapped! Can you save him? Solve puzzles, watch out for the items around you and most importantly survive!
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Injection No.9 - Chapter 1 (The Prologue)
Single-player alternative to Veins of DARKNESS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veins of DARKNESS.
Injection No.9 - Prologue is the first standalone episode of a psychological horror series. Investigate a decaying asylum after an anonymous tip, with only brief messages guiding you as reality breaks apart.
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Desdemona
Single-player alternative to Veins of DARKNESS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veins of DARKNESS.
Gather your courage and face the ghost danger.Clean the curses and hunt the ghost!
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Hotel Heldritch
Single-player alternative to Veins of DARKNESS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veins of DARKNESS.
You wake up in a hotel room, with no recollection of how you got there. The hotel, in ruins and shrouded in an unsettling atmosphere, is now your deadly labyrinth. A sinister voice whispers in the air, revealing that you are trapped, and the only way to survive is to escape.
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Clink
Single-player alternative to Veins of DARKNESS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Veins of DARKNESS.
You are a lonely woman, secluded in a house with your cat... and the secrets of the past. What hides within your mind — illness, or something otherworldly? Nightmares and reality intertwine… everything is so foggy. Do you have the courage to remember what happened?
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Victim 10 PM
Single-player alternative to Veins of DARKNESS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veins of DARKNESS.
Calling the emergency room on the 13th day of every month is no longer a good choice. The 911 emergency system has been hacked and turned into a human resource for a satanic doctor. Satan demands sacrifices and Dr. W, the devil's slave, ruthlessly offers innocent people as a gift to him.
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The Night of Escape
Single-player alternative to Veins of DARKNESS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Veins of DARKNESS.
The Night of Escape" is an indie game personally crafted with themes of fear, escape, and decryption. Players take on the role of an escapee, constantly dodging danger and utilizing clues found to survive and flee. The game adopts a first-person perspective, immersing you in the experience.
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Bio Fail
Single-player alternative to Veins of DARKNESS — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Veins of DARKNESS.
Bio Fail is a dark 2D platformer where you play as a biological anomaly—a monster that possesses humans. Control their bodies, fight your way through levels, solve puzzles, and destroy everything in your path. One body—one chance