Single-player games like In Nightmare
Below are 12 single-player Steam games similar to In 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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Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Nightmare.
Experience the altered memories of a dying man, reliving his entire life as a little boy while lying on his deathbed. Explore the profound depths of his subconscious as you assist Griffin to shed the remains of his miserable life before his impending demise.
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Little Nightmares
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with In Nightmare.
Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.
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Out of Sight
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Nightmare.
You’re Sophie, a young blind girl who sees through her teddy bear’s eyes. Escape your captors and uncover the evil history of the dark mansion you desperately seek to escape in this unique, atmospheric horror puzzle/adventure game.
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The Count Lucanor
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Nightmare.
Pixel adventure inspired by classics like Zelda and Silent Hill.
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Those Who Remain
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Nightmare.
As the lights go out, the embers of darkness are stoked in the sleepy town of Dormont. Confront uncomfortable horrors, keep your sanity in check and survive the night in this story-driven first-person psychological-thriller.
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Ad Infinitum
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with In Nightmare.
When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?
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DARQ: Complete Edition
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Nightmare.
DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream.
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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Nightmare.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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Papa
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Nightmare.
Years after escaping your childhood home, you return to visit your dying father one last time. As strange events unfold, memories of the past begin to blur with reality.
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LIMBO
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Nightmare.
Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Nightmare.
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
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INSIDE
Single-player alternative to In Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Nightmare.
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.