Single-player games like Evil Nightmares
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Evil Nightmares, 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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Gore Doctor
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Evil Nightmares.
Gore Doctor is an immersive horror game set to unleash spine-chilling thrills on PC. You find yourself in the institute of a tormented doctor who, driven by desperation after losing his wife, descends into madness and becomes convinced that death is the only respite.
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CARRION
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Evil Nightmares.
CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origins, stalking and consuming those that imprisoned you.
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Blood Hunting
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Evil Nightmares.
Blood Hunting is a first-person survival horror game by Holcomb Entertainment. A true survival horror experience that sets the stage on how dangerous revenge can be... if you can survive it.
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Lamentum
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Evil Nightmares.
Lamentum is a pixel art survival horror game, set in New England in the mid-nineteenth century.
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Claustrophobia
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Evil Nightmares.
Claustrophobia offers a scary and dark horror experience filled with blood boiling moments, first you will have to silently move your way through the darkness, until you can pick up arms and discover the truth. Can you figure out what is hiding in this grueling subterranean facility?
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Evil Nightmares.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Evil Nightmares.
Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.
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CARNAGE OFFERING
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Evil Nightmares.
Ultra fast-paced sci-fi FPS where you battle waves of robots and genetically engineered creatures. Upgrade your arsenal, unleash explosive physics, and survive relentless combat.
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The Vision Of The Ant
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Evil Nightmares.
An old-school Dungeon Crawler RPG. Capture and train monsters and use them in strategic turn-based battles. Explore dungeons. Level up your team, discover hidden secrets and unlock new powerful abilities.
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Thule
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Evil Nightmares.
A quick turn-based 4X strategy game with RPG elements. Explore and conquer randomly generated worlds, complete diverse missions and forge a powerful empire.