Single-player games like The Nightmare
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Nightmare, 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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Refuted Wind
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
Mysterious murders are happening in the area where Dave lives. In an attempt to draw attention to these horrific events, he decides to make a short film. As his project becomes known, frightening events begin to happen around him.
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Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
Dear Esther immerses you in a stunningly realised world, a remote and desolate island somewhere in the outer Hebrides. As you step forwards, a voice begins to read fragments of a letter: 'Dear Esther...' - and so begins a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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The Shore
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.
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Someday You'll Return
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
How far would you go if your daughter never came back home? Someday You'll Return is a first-person 3D story-driven psychological horror game about a desperate search for a missing daughter deep in the woods where you swore you'd never return to.
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Kholat
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
The most terrifying journey of your life set in the beautiful winter scenery of the Ural Mountains. Uncover the horrific mystery behind the Dyatlov Pass Incident. Narrated by the famous Sean Bean.
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What Remains of Edith Finch
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
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Don't Knock Twice
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead. Supports VR on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift for the ultimate horror experience!
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NUC: After The Blast
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
Try to survive and find your family after a massive Nuclear Power Plant explosion.
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Farmland Realm
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
The little farm is waiting for you to turn into a Farmland Realm!
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Prison Loop
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
Embark on a journey of anomalies and repetition in "Prison Loop," a captivating indie puzzle game. Trapped in a mysterious temporal loop within a high-security prison, your objective is to observe anomalies throughout the environment.
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Fantasy Monster Clicker
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
Are you bored? Then step into the world of Fantasy Monster Clicker! Enjoy and explore a world full of upgrades, levels, monsters and bosses.
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Elevator Experience
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Nightmare.
Embark on a one-of-a-kind journey of exploration in "Elevator Experience". Step into the elevator and prepare to be transported to a world of mysteries, where every floor holds a new adventure waiting to be unlocked.