Single-player games like Dream
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Dream, 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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MIND: Path to Thalamus Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to Dream — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream.
MIND: Path to Thalamus is a First Person Puzzler that throws you into a fantastic and surreal environment. You will bend the natural elements to your will in order to progress in this emotive, mindbending tale. Now also in Virtual Reality!
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Kairo
Single-player alternative to Dream — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream.
Enter the lost world of Kairo. Explore vast abandoned monuments. Bring strange and ancient machinery back to life. Slowly uncover the true purpose of Kairo and fulfil a great destiny.Kairo is an atmospheric 3D exploration and puzzle solving game.
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Ether One
Single-player alternative to Dream — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream.
Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At its core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace.
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Dear Esther
Single-player alternative to Dream — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream.
Begin a journey through one of the most original first-person games of recent years.
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Aporia: Beyond The Valley
Single-player alternative to Dream — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream.
CRYNEGINE Indie Game of 2017. Featuring an incredibly detailed ancient world and a breathtaking soundtrack, Aporia: Beyond the Valley takes open world storytelling to new heights of adventure.
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Homesick
Single-player alternative to Dream — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream.
Explore an abandoned building, encountering puzzles and clues to discover what happened, as you try to escape in both your nightmares and the waking world. Be immersed in the hauntingly beautiful 3D atmosphere in this puzzle exploration mystery game.
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Obduction
Single-player alternative to Dream — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream.
A new sci-fi adventure from Cyan, the creators of Myst. Abducted far across the universe, you find yourself on a broken alien landscape with odd pieces of Earth. Explore, uncover, solve, and find a way to make it home.
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to Dream — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
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Yume Nikki
Single-player alternative to Dream — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream.
This is a game in which you traverse the extremely dark world inside a dream.
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The Talos Principle
Single-player alternative to Dream — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Dream.
The Talos Principle is a first-person puzzle game in the tradition of philosophical science fiction. Made by Croteam and written by Tom Jubert (FTL, The Swapper) and Jonas Kyratzes (The Sea Will Claim Everything).