Single-player games like Through the Nightmares
Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Through the Nightmares, 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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Partial
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Through the Nightmares.
Discover the truth about the Partial project and uncover the mystery behind the most vulnerable and bizarre creature. Partial is a retry based action-adventure, built around curiosity, patience, persistence and mastery. Prepare for difficult platforming, puzzles and dynamic combat with no guidance.
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Trouble Thief
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Through the Nightmares.
Steal your way through 30 levels. Just pick up the loot and carry it back to the safe zone, no problem. Each level has very challenging time trials and a no-hit challenge. The game is mainly designed around beating the levels as fast as possible.
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THE HELMINTHS
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Through the Nightmares.
The Helminths is a 2D pixel art platformer that pays homage to classic games and blending environmental puzzles, precision platforming, and fast-paced action. Confront the grim realities of exploitation in dystopian sci-fi world and embark on a dark journey of survival.
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One Neck Ahead
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Through the Nightmares.
In One Neck Ahead, you play as Kid Giraffe on a journey towards the heart of the forest, where dreams come true. Carry your own ground, create your own platforms, and meet a cast of memorable characters, each introducing a new twist to the adventure.
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Blade Bounce
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Through the Nightmares.
Blade Bounce is a 2D puzzle platformer where you bounce on things with your magic spear as a little dog named Bob in this tightly crafted, casual and speedrunner-friendly journey.
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Quantum Quartz
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Through the Nightmares.
Steampunk pixel-art precision platformer where you toggle platforms on and off using colored crystals. With only one active at a time, each grants a different movement ability, changing how you move and how the level works, blending high-skill platforming with spatial puzzles.
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Halve
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Through the Nightmares.
Two spirits wake up separated in a broken world, with no memory of what they once were. Control them simultaneously in an atmospheric, immersive journey about separation, memory, and the hope of becoming whole again.
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Nightmare Job
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Through the Nightmares.
Nightmare Job is a 2D platformer and puzzle game where you’ll overcome challenging precision levels while new mechanics are introduced in each stage. Difficulty progressively increases in an oppressive environment where anxiety and pressure never fade.
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Super Meat Boy
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Through the Nightmares.
The infamous, tough-as-nails platformer comes to Steam with a playable Head Crab character (Steam-exclusive)!
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Trackmania
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
Trackmania – the unique racing game that combines precision and creativity. Play for free across five stunning environments, race on the best player-made tracks every week, and climb your regional rankings.
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Prince of Persia: Warrior Within™
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Through the Nightmares.
Enter the dark underworld of Prince of Persia Warrior Within, the sword-slashing sequel to the critically acclaimed Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time™. Hunted by Dahaka, an immortal incarnation of Fate seeking divine retribution, the Prince embarks upon a path of both carnage and mystery to defy his preordained death.
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Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Through the Nightmares.
“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning Action-Platformer crafted by Moon Studios.
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Celeste
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Through the Nightmares.
Help Madeline survive her inner demons on her journey to the top of Celeste Mountain, in this super-tight platformer from the creators of TowerFall. Brave hundreds of hand-crafted challenges, uncover devious secrets, and piece together the mystery of the mountain.
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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Through the Nightmares.
Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.
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Prince of Persia®
Single-player alternative to Through the Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Through the Nightmares.
The critically acclaimed Prince of Persia® franchise returns for the first time on next-generation platforms with an all-new epic journey. Built by the same award-winning Ubisoft Montreal studio that created Assassin's Creed™, Prince of Persia has been in development for over three years to deliver a whole new action-adventure gaming...