Games like Ideal Nightmare
If Ideal Nightmare is your kind of game, the closest matches are Gallipoli Trenches: The Forgotten Front WW1, A Wake Inn and CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut — 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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Gallipoli Trenches: The Forgotten Front WW1
WHY THIS
Top pick for Ideal Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
Amidst the chaos of Gallipoli, a battle-hardened officer vows to protect a lost child. Navigate trenches, solve environmental puzzles, and witness the human cost of war. In this atmospheric 2D platformer, survival isn't just about staying alive—it's about keeping your humanity.
A Wake Inn
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Ideal Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
Put your VR goggles on to explore dark corridors of an abandoned hotel using realistically controlled wheelchair, and face strange army of living dolls. But you won't be alone - mysterious voice will accompany you via shortwave transmitter. Just make sure, who really pulls the strings in this world.
CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Ideal Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
During the First World War, a lone French soldier must navigate twisted trenches, scavenge for limited supplies and solve complex puzzles—all whilst fighting for survival in the midst of mankind’s most brutal and horrifying conflict. CONSCRIPT is a new historical take on classic survival horror.
Turnover
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Ideal Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
In a dystopian future, a powerful corporation hires a private security firm to execute a violent takeover of a competitor's HQ. Caught in the middle, brave office worker Clea attempts a stealthy escape.
Old Future: Post-Apocalyptic Times
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Ideal Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
Post-apocalyptic, Sandbox, Crafting-survival Indie game. Explore at your own pace or team up with your friends in multiplayer. Early access game!
Trench Face
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Ideal Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
Trench Face is a horror turn based war RPG featuring exploration-based dungeons, with hanging monsters lurking around each corner. Every enemy varying in strengths and weaknesses. Escape the trench with your life.
Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Ideal Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
Call of Cthulhu: The Wasted Land is a turn-based strategy/role-playing game based on the award winning Call of Cthulhu RPG. Set in the midst of World War One, the game pits your team of investigators and soldiers against an ancient enemy, one older than humanity itself...
Intravenous 2
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Ideal Nightmare fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Ideal Nightmare.
Intravenous 2 is the ultimate blend of tactical gameplay and immersive storytelling. Will you embrace the shadows or confront your foes head-on? The choice is yours. Experience a new era of tactical stealth action. Save lives. Uncover secrets. Take vengeance.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Ideal Nightmare at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Ideal Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal 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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Ideal Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
GRIS
WHY THIS
Priced ~46% under Ideal Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ideal Nightmare.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~72% under Ideal Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ideal Nightmare.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~79% under Ideal Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ideal Nightmare.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~86% under Ideal Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Ideal Nightmare.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Crypt of the NecroDancer
WHY THIS
Priced ~57% under Ideal Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!
A Short Hike
WHY THIS
Priced ~43% under Ideal Nightmare on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ideal Nightmare.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Ideal Nightmare.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ideal Nightmare.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Ideal 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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Ideal Nightmare.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Ideal Nightmare.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Ideal Nightmare.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
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Frequently asked about Ideal Nightmare
- How much does Ideal Nightmare cost?
- Ideal Nightmare is listed on Steam at 6.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to Ideal Nightmare?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Ideal Nightmare are Gallipoli Trenches: The Forgotten Front WW1, A Wake Inn, CONSCRIPT: Director’s Cut.
- Who developed Ideal Nightmare?
- Ideal Nightmare was developed by Flying Penguin Productions.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Ideal Nightmare.
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