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Single-player games like The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension, 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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    Dark Past — Steam game cover

    Dark Past

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension.

    Dark Past is based on psychological horror by paranormal activity occurring during your investigations. Play solo or up to 4 players to try and solve the mystery of what entity is left behind.

    2022ActionIndieEarly Access5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    This is a Ghost — Steam game cover

    This is a Ghost

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension — playable solo, no multiplayer required.

    This is a Ghost is a ghost-hunting psychological horror game. Using your equipment, track down paranormal activity and gather evidence to identify the entity, then banish it from this world! Solo and online co-op play for up to 4 players. 👻

    2024Simulation16.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Phasmophobia — Steam game cover

    Phasmophobia

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension.

    Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.

    2020ActionIndieEarly Access19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles — Steam game cover

    Lost Lullabies: The Orphanage Chronicles

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension.

    "Lost Lullabies - The Orphanage Chronicles" is a Co-Op horror game set in 1980, inspired by the real stories of an orphanage ruined by a fire in 1960 Lowell. Playable with 1-4 players, the goal is to identify and expel malevolent spirits alone or with your team.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure10.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    MetaPhysical — Steam game cover

    MetaPhysical

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension.

    Supernatural phenomena are on the rise. In MetaPhysical you and up to 5 other friends can go on the hunt for eerie creatures to put an end to their sinister activities! Whether it's an ordinary ghost or a demon, your task is to identify the rumbling creature and then finish it off.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demonsomnia — Steam game cover

    Demonsomnia

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension.

    Demonsomnia is a CO-OP multiplayer bodycam horror game focused on the impact of nuclear reactions. Radiation has spread everywhere, so put on your gas mask. Your goal is to activate the nuclear reactor device and escape without being caught by mutants.

    2024ActionEarly Access13.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Remnant Records — Steam game cover

    Remnant Records

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension.

    Remnant Records is a horror investigation game for 1 to 4 players. Explore places haunted by the dead, survive elaborate and unique ghosts and find out what happened to them through thousands of generated stories.

    2024ActionIndie15.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Demonologist — Steam game cover

    Demonologist

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension.

    Demonologist is a Co-Op horror game that can be played with at least 1 and up to 4 players. Your goal is to identify the type of evil spirit in cursed places and exorcise it using your equipment, either alone or with your team.

    2023ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    A letter to you! — Steam game cover

    A letter to you!

    Single-player alternative to The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with The Backrooms - Nightmare Dimension.

    A psychological horror game where fear and paranoia merge into a terrifying story!

    2020ActionIndie8.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →