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Games like THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE

If THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE is your kind of game, the closest matches are THE ILLUSION: CURSE, Darkness Ritual: Impasse and Paranormal Inc. — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE: THE ILLUSION NIGHTMARE Is a horror game made by professional crew In the art of horror. You will have the opportunity to experience one of the most powerful types of psychological horror Based on an environment designed in every detail to be a real hell that makes you terrified.

2022Adventure19.99 USDWindowsby Raven Games
THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. THE ILLUSION: CURSE

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    The illusion curse Is a horror game made by professional crew In the art of horror. You will have the opportunity to experience one of the most powerful types of psychological horror Based on an environment designed in every detail to be a real hell that makes you terrified.

    2023Adventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Darkness Ritual: Impasse

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    You witnessed a dark ritual taking place and nothing will go wrong from now on. You are stuck in an unknown place, can getting out of here and solving the secrets save you from this impasse?

    2024IndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Paranormal Inc.

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Horror with a real life footage. You will watch live CCTV footage and report the anomalies you see.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual6.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Sealed

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Sealed is a horror game that will immerse you in a disturbing and mysterious experience. You will find yourself trapped in a haunted hospital, where every shadow and every whisper will remind you that you are not alone.

    2024IndieAdventure10.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Chester

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    After a tragic accident, you find yourself trapped in a nightmare, and hunted by a monster. With your best friend Chester at your side, you'll have to stay alive, and find a way to wake up.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. OUTSTAND

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    OUTSTAND is a game that reflects the real face of dark and intense fear to the person from a first-person camera angle. Your treasure-seeking friend is trapped! Can you save him? Solve puzzles, watch out for the items around you and most importantly survive!

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Feigning Innocence

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Feigning Innocence is a Linear Horror game where you will Explore the ominous Blackthorn Castle, uncover dark secrets, solve intricate puzzles, and confront horrifying creatures. Will you find your partner and unravel the truth, or become another lost soul?

    2024IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Beyond The Gates

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Beyond The Gates is a 2-4 player online co-op horror which mainly focuses on the storyline. Discover the truth behind a dark mystery that has been hidden until now.

    2021ActionIndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE at current Steam store prices.

  1. Terraria

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Dig, fight, explore, build! Nothing is impossible in this action-packed adventure game. Four Pack also available!

    2011ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Lethal Company

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Portal 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    The "Perpetual Testing Initiative" has been expanded to allow you to design co-op puzzles for you and your friends!

    2011ActionAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Noita

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Noita is a magical action roguelite set in a world where every pixel is physically simulated. Fight, explore, melt, burn, freeze and evaporate your way through the procedurally generated world using spells you've created yourself.

    2020ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~95% under THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Papers, Please

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Congratulations. The October labor lottery is complete. Your name was pulled. For immediate placement, report to the Ministry of Admission at Grestin Border Checkpoint. An apartment will be provided for you and your family in East Grestin. Expect a Class-8 dwelling.

    2013IndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.

    2021IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Paper Lily - Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.

    2024IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE.

    Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.

    2021IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE

How much does THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE cost?
THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE are THE ILLUSION: CURSE, Darkness Ritual: Impasse, Paranormal Inc..
Who developed THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE?
THE ILLUSION: NIGHTMARE was developed by Raven Games.

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