Single-player games like The Darkness II
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Darkness II, 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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Homefront
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
The Rock Map Pack is Now Available! Join the Resistance, stand united and fight for freedom against an overwhelming military force.
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Blood: Refreshed Supply™
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Things are about to get… bloody! Soak up 42 pulse-pounding levels dripping with Lovecraftian atmosphere as you battle your way through armies of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hell hounds, and other insatiable horrors, in your quest to defeat the loathsome Tchernobog.
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Killing Floor
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
6-player co-op survival horror at its finest! Free updates, free special events and a ridiculous amount of fun!
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DOOM 3
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
A demonic invasion has overwhelmed the Union Aerospace Corporation's Mars research facility. As one of only a few survivors, you must fight your way to hell and back against a horde of demons in this award-winning horror/action FPS and reimagining of the original DOOM.
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Painkiller Hell & Damnation
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Evil has returned! Demonic powers are manifesting themselves as a myriad of dark creatures, fighting over the fates of imprisoned souls caught in Purgatory.
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Trepang2
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
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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Hatred
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Hatred is a violent twin-stick shooter, in which you take the role of The Antagonist fighting against all of humanity.
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Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
America, 1961. The assassination of Nazi General Deathshead was a short-lived victory. The Nazis maintain their stranglehold on the world. You are BJ Blazkowicz, aka “Terror-Billy,” member of the Resistance, scourge of the Nazi empire, and humanity’s last hope for liberty.
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The Darkness
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
The Darkness is the Game that will keep you in constant tension. You have to play for Wilson Walker who decided to return to his old country house, away from the big city. But then our hero discovers that in his house there are some oddities.
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DOOM Eternal
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Hell’s armies have invaded Earth. Become the Slayer in an epic single-player campaign to conquer demons across dimensions and stop the final destruction of humanity. The only thing they fear... is you.
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BioShock™ 2 Remastered
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.
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Warframe
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Awaken as an unstoppable warrior and battle alongside your friends in this story-driven free-to-play online action game
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Dark Sector
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
A third-person Action/Shooter that thrusts players into a sci-fi flavored nightmare scenario set in the post Cold War era.