Single-player games like The Nightmare Journey
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to The Nightmare Journey, 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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Transmogrify
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Nightmare Journey.
They're in the vents! Become Chris, cleaner of labs — a janitor armed with the mysterious Transmogrify gun. Escape the depths of Future Perfect Labs by turning a horde of escaped monsters into tools and objects that help you puzzle-solve and platform your way to freedom!
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Down is Relative
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Nightmare Journey.
A first-person story-based puzzle game with an emphasis on subverting your current familiarity to gravity. The perfect game for those that enjoy interesting twists and unique puzzle elements.
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Bionic Bay
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare Journey.
A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.
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ASTRAL
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare Journey.
The future came. You'd think that means the apex of the progress and science, but no. After the epidemic spread all over the world in 2022, 95% of the whole population mutated into horrible creatures without any moral values or humanity and started hunting everything that moves. The planet became empty.
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Selma and the Wisp
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare Journey.
Selma and the Wisp is an astonishing platform game with a particularly eerie feel to it. Densely packed with logical puzzles and unexpected obstacles, the game incorporates innovative gameplay, low-poly models and an spectacular animations.
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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Nightmare Journey.
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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Dad's Monster House
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nightmare Journey.
Dad's Monster House is a hand-drawn puzzle game featuring horror and fantasy. It tells the story of Carlos' journey after he receives a distress call from his father, pleading for him to return to his old home and rescue his dad.
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Blocks That Matter
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Nightmare Journey.
When indie game developers Alexey and Markus are in trouble, their only hope comes from their creation.
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Khospis
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Nightmare Journey.
From the Indie Game Development Studio "MushRoom Angels Games". Set in the forest. You will embark on an adventure through hell. The biggest challenge is not going to be fear, to get away you will need to use strategy. Gameplay in First Personnel, You have the goal to escape.
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War Ghost
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Nightmare Journey.
Inspired by the adventure and imagination we love in classic such as " Age of Empires ", WAR GHOST Presents a fictional and peculiar story that reminds us of the great battles that took place in history. of humanity.The main story of the game is set in a chaotic universe of constant conflict.
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Call of Coronga
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Nightmare Journey.
Have you ever thought about facing hordes of people with the flu with your friends? "Call of Coronga" is Perfect for you. In the game you are given the noble mission of saving the world from the new deadly "corona virus" created in the laboratory. Are you prepared for that?
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Sacrifice of The Spirit
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with The Nightmare Journey.
A fugitive hunter made a terrible mistake by taking the life of a pureblood animal, but Mother Nature didn't let it go, the forest spirits punished him. Now he will brutally fight for survival in a cursed indigenous forest. Are you able to survive?
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Danger in Body
Single-player alternative to The Nightmare Journey — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Indie with The Nightmare Journey.
With vivid and exciting graphics, a pulsating soundtrack, and addictive gameplay, "Danger in Body" is a game that will keep you entertained and hooked for hours on end. You are the last hope of the human body - so get ready to fight for your right to live!