Single-player games like The Darkness II
Below are 15 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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Wolfenstein: Youngblood
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the first modern co-op Wolfenstein adventure. Team up with a friend or play solo as one of BJ Blazkowicz’s twin daughters and wield a powerful arsenal of new weapons, gadgets, and abilities to liberate Paris from the Nazis.
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F.E.A.R. 3
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
F.E.A.R. 3 delivers all the hallmarks that define the F.E.A.R. brand: terrifying paranormal experience, frenetic combat and a dramatic storyline.
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F.E.A.R.
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Experience the original F.E.A.R. along with F.E.A.R. Extraction Point and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate.
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Call of Duty®: WWII
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Call of Duty®: WWII - a breathtaking experience that redefines World War II.
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DOOM
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Now includes all three premium DLC packs (Unto the Evil, Hell Followed, and Bloodfall), maps, modes, and weapons, as well as all feature updates including Arcade Mode, Photo Mode, and the latest Update 6.66, which brings further multiplayer improvements as well as revamps multiplayer progression.
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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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Resident Evil Village
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Experience survival horror like never before in the 8th major installment in the Resident Evil franchise - Resident Evil Village. With detailed graphics, intense first-person action and masterful storytelling, the terror has never felt more realistic.
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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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BioShock® 2
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.
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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.
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Soulframe
Single-player alternative to The Darkness II — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Darkness II.
From the creators of Warframe emerges a new Fantasy Action RPG. Forge your legend with blade, bow, and magick as you lead the charge against a world-devouring corruption.