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Single-player games like Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart

Below are 15 single-player Steam games similar to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart, 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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    Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren`s Call — Steam game cover

    Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren`s Call

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Answer the siren`s call and defeat the cruel Mayor Murray and his pet sea monster, the Kraken

    2014AdventureCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones — Steam game cover

    Nightmares from the Deep 3: Davy Jones

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Learn Davy Jones’s secrets in order to defeat him in the final battle!

    2015AdventureCasualDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden — Steam game cover

    Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Take a deep breath and find your fiancée who went missing in the dark abyss of the ocean.

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood — Steam game cover

    Enigmatis 2: The Mists of Ravenwood

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Enter Ravenwood Park and discover the secrets hidden in the mists…

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time Mysteries 2: The Ancient Spectres — Steam game cover

    Time Mysteries 2: The Ancient Spectres

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Fulfill your destiny, become the ruler of time, and change the course of history!

    2014Casual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Time Mysteries 3: The Final Enigma — Steam game cover

    Time Mysteries 3: The Final Enigma

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    In the face of the looming magical cataclysm, Ester Ambrose has to fight to save her future once again!

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark Arcana: The Carnival — Steam game cover

    Dark Arcana: The Carnival

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Find the missing woman lost in a mysterious Carnival of Horrors.

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride — Steam game cover

    Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Enter an enchanting world of legends and magic, where your destiny was written in blood and whispers of true love.

    2014Casual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Die With Glory — Point and Click Adventure Game — Steam game cover

    Die With Glory — Point and Click Adventure Game

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Die With Glory is a humor-packed adventure game with a rich, non-linear storyline where your ultimate goal is to die.

    2017ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
  10. 10
    Return to Monkey Island — Steam game cover

    Return to Monkey Island

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Return to Monkey Island is an unexpected, thrilling return of series creator Ron Gilbert that continues the story of the legendary adventure games.

    2022AdventureCasual24.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    My Brother Rabbit — Steam game cover

    My Brother Rabbit

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    My Brother Rabbit is a beautifully drawn exploration adventure and puzzle game set in a surreal world that mixes reality with a child’s imagination.

    2018IndieAdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek — Steam game cover

    Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Let one of the most thrilling adventures of your life begin!

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan — Steam game cover

    Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Save the feuding kingdoms!

    2015AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala — Steam game cover

    Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Enigmatis 3: The Shadow of Karkhala is the final chapter in the blockbuster trilogy, an exciting detective story rife with adventure, puzzles, and ancient mystery. Follow the trail of a demonic preacher and unravel the secrets of Karkhala Peak!

    2016AdventureCasual14.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink — Steam game cover

    Clockwork Tales: Of Glass and Ink

    Single-player alternative to Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Casual with Nightmares from the Deep: The Cursed Heart.

    Unburied secrets burn like wild steam – nothing is what it appears!

    2014AdventureCasual14.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →