Single-player games like Dead Dreams
Below are 14 single-player Steam games similar to Dead Dreams, 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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Hedera
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
HEDERA is a story-driven 2D horror game about dealing with trauma through dreams and videogames.
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Crimson Ranch
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Classic 2D horror game about a lone roamer decides to retrieve a satanic book for mysterious Mr. Grey and face anthropomorphic demons in order to fulfill his childhood dream.
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Causality
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Causality is a survival horror game. You must rescue 3 students trapped in a school full of mysterious psychic phenomena, and uncover the secrets behind therein. The real story behind the school, and the causal relationship of the events, is all in your hands.
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Last Word
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
In a society where having the last word means having power over others, a small party is disrupted by a gentleman who politely issues orders via one-way intercom.
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THRESHOLD
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
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The Case of the Golden Idol
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
A new kind of detective game that allows you to think and investigate freely. Discover clues surrounding 12 strange and gruesome deaths and build your own theory. Pick your suspect, deduce the motive, unmask the awful truth.
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Cat in the Box
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Cat in the Box is a horror adventure game. Help the poor girl explore the mansion and escape from unknown entities that are pursuing her. Use a variety of tools and your wits to overcome any challenges you face. At times, you'll even have to wake yourself from nightmares to survive.
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Post Mortem
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dead Dreams.
After returning to the quiet streets of Paris to pursue a life of painting, Gus Macpherson could not escape his true art…
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SILENT HILL 2
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Dead Dreams.
Investigating a letter from his late wife, James returns to where they made so many memories - Silent Hill. What he finds is a ghost town, prowled by disturbing monsters and cloaked in deep fog. Confront the monsters, solve puzzles, and search for traces of your wife in this remake of SILENT HILL 2.
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PT+
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Dreams.
Use virtual reality to learn how to stretch and exercise your neck
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Doki Doki Literature Club!
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Dead Dreams.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
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AMNESIA
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.
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Moth Lake: A Horror Story
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
This is the story of Moth Lake, a small town that, behind its peaceful facade, hides a terrible secret. Only a group of teenagers, with a difficult life, will reveal what has been hidden for generations.
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Gurobu
Single-player alternative to Dead Dreams — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dead Dreams.
"GUROBU" is a story-driven, 2D horror game about haunted apartments, ghosts of the past, and a murder mystery.