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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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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FAITH: The Unholy Trinity
Single-player alternative to Evil Nightmares — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Evil Nightmares.
What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.
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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.