Single-player games like Cold Dark
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Cold 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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HIVEROT
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Hardcore round-based zombie FPS. Fight evolving hordes across five maps, build powerful loadouts, discover secrets, and stand your ground against more than 10 different enemy types that stumble, burn, break, and fly as you cut your way through them.
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Recognition
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Recognition is a fast-paced cyberpunk boomer shooter. After waking in a chop shop with your memory wiped, you become the target of the ruthless Kurasawa Corporation. Blast your way through hordes of cyborg assassins and deadly mechs as you search for the truth behind your missing past.
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Dino Trauma
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Dino Trauma introduces you to a secret laboratory somewhere in eastern Europe where gore and dinosaurs aren't unusual things. Retro FPS inspired by the '90s legends.
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LUCKROT
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Roguelike shooter set in a dystopian, livestreamed gameshow. Obliterate waves of deformed freaks, earn donations from your sadistic audience and gamble your earnings for upgrades. Your life is a Performance. Your Death is Content.
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Turbo Overkill
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Enter Paradise as Johnny Turbo—half-metal, half-human, all-murder machine. Clean up the streets with a chainsaw leg, 15+ weapons and your hovercar as you battle the rogue AI Syn, rival bounty hunters and cyberpunks aplenty. Apogee’s most outrageous FPS since Duke Nukem 3D. Good hunting, Sir!
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Anger Foot
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Anger Foot is a lightning fast action FPS where the only things harder than your ass kicking feet are the ass kicking beats.
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MOUSE: P.I. For Hire
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Join private investigator Jack Pepper on a guns blazing, jazz-fueled adventure in MOUSE: P.I. For Hire. MOUSE combines the charm of hand-drawn rubber hose animation inspired by the classic cartoons of the 1930’s with the adrenaline and action of an explosive first person shooter.
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Selaco
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Selaco is a brand new original shooter inspired by classics, featuring thrilling action set pieces, destructibility, smart enemies and a fleshed out story taking place within an immersive game world.
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Z Diaries
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Z Diaries is an interactive zombie fiction game where you read daily diary entries. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. The objective is to escape from Portland before the bombs drop.
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The Gate
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cold Dark.
The Gate is an interactive science fiction graphic novel. At various points in the story, you will be asked to make a choice, these choices will take you down different paths in the story. Your objective as you guide the story is to return back to earth. The game features 3 possible story endings.
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DarkRealms
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
A brutal 2.5D boomer shooter. Blast through demons and undead with shotguns, rockets, and a katana in fast-paced aerial combat. Dash through speedrun-focused levels packed with brutal bosses, aggressive movement, retro-inspired visuals, and heavy metal action.
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Tales of Shandar
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Embark on a tabletop-inspired fantasy adventure. Battle monsters, pass dice-roll skill checks, solve ancient puzzles, and uncover the lost Tomb of Mithras in this narrative-driven RPG-lite where every choice matters.
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Seven Seals
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cold Dark.
Seven Seals is a narrative-driven adventure game. Follow Mason Reed across Europe as he flees an ancient cult. Interrogate suspects, solve occult puzzles, make dice-roll decisions, and battle the forces of evil in strategic turn-based card combat.
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Laura Bailey Mysteries
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cold Dark.
Join mystery writer Laura Bailey as she investigates two gripping murder mysteries. Search crime scenes for clues, interrogate suspects, solve puzzles, reconstruct torn notes, and make your final accusation. Includes a murder mystery-themed card game.
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Replicant
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Cold Dark.
Track down four rogue replicants in a narrative-driven cyberpunk adventure. Investigate crime scenes, interrogate suspects, uncover clues, solve classic point-and-click puzzles, and hack your way through a unique cyberpunk card game.