Single-player games like Nightmare Side: The Game
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nightmare Side: The Game, 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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Bleeding Nightmare | 血に染まる悪夢
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Side: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare Side: The Game.
Descend into the fever dreams of a traumatized young man in a first-person psychological horror game about grief, trauma, and fractured memories. Confront the horrors of your past and find a way back home from Hell. KNOCK, AND THEY WILL ANSWER.
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Forgive Me My Love
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Side: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A first-person psychological horror game about the crushing weight of guilt. Live through the aftermath of a devastating tragedy: your wife is dead, and it’s your fault. But when her casket is brought home, something inexplicable and terrifying begins to warp your reality...
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Side: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare Side: The Game.
The Lies We Tell Ourselves is an episodic first person psychological action-adventure game with introspective/horror elements and a focus on subtle storytelling and atmosphere. Explore, solve puzzles, survive and uncover truths buried deep within a castle of lies.
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Repent
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Side: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare Side: The Game.
Robert Watford, a retired cop with a troubled past, starts his first day as a night shift guard which unbeknown to him, would directly implicate him into a series of paranormal events revolving around a secretive cult with evil intentions.
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Enypnion Redreamed
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Side: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare Side: The Game.
Enter a surreal adventure that delves deep into the subconscious mind of a young boy. Guided by a dream spirit, solve puzzles and explore a realm of eerie wonder, as you find your way back into the waking world. An illusory adventure redreamed!
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Midnight Scenes: A Safe Place
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Side: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare Side: The Game.
Phil's life has crumbled to dust. The four walls of his room have become his safe haven. He yearns for sleep...but terrible nightmares haunt him. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.
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The Strange Lights
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Side: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare Side: The Game.
You have arrived in a forest where people are rumored to disappear and strange things happen... Locals often see bright flashes and hear strange sounds...
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Midnight Scenes: The Nanny
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Side: The Game — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare Side: The Game.
The Nanny is a short interactive horror story about the supernatural. Follow siblings Oliver and Tina in their quest to find their nanny after she disappears in the middle of the night. Welcome to a new dimension of horror. Welcome to Midnight Scenes.