Single-player games like Cold Dark
Below are 16 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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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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MULLET MADJACK
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
MULLET MADJACK is a HIGH-OCTANE-ACTION SHOOTER that put you directly inside a CLASSIC ANIME. Pick your favorite weapon and reach the last floor; Beat your best time or try again. Haste makes waste… OF YOUR ENEMIES!
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Prodeus
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Prodeus is a first-person shooter of old, re-imagined using modern rendering techniques and technology. Experience the quality you’d expect from a modern AAA game, designed with retro aesthetics and gameplay that invoke the tech-imposed limits of older hardware.
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Trepang2
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Become the ultimate badass in Trepang2: A gory, action-packed FPS set in the near future. Unleash all hell on your enemies, dodge bullets and leave a trail of destruction in this hardcore and frenetic shooter.
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Ion Fury
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
3D Realms, creators of Duke Nukem 3D, Prey, and Max Payne, team up with Voidpoint to bring back the legendary Build Engine, famous for classic shooters like Duke Nukem 3D, Shadow Warrior, and Blood. Fast-paced FPS combat across huge, secret-packed levels. Ion Fury is the real deal!
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ROBOBEAT
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
Keep your trigger finger on the pulse! In rhythm shooter ROBOBEAT, you'll play as Ace - a bounty hunter on a mission to capture robot-gone-rogue Frazzer in his ever-shifting lair. Wall run, slide, and shoot to your own beat using the in-game custom music editor, blasting through Frazzer's armies!
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AMID EVIL
Single-player alternative to Cold Dark — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Cold Dark.
A retro FPS for the ages! Once branded a HERETIC. Now YOU have been chosen as our champion! Reclaim our sacred weapons. Take back our ancient lands. If you can stand... AMID EVIL.
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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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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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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.