Single-player games like Nightmare in the Old Mansion
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nightmare in the Old Mansion, 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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Darkness in the Forest
Single-player alternative to Nightmare in the Old Mansion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nightmare in the Old Mansion.
Your car ran out of gas in the wrong place... Escape a bloodthirsty werewolf in an abandoned factory deep in the forest, where darkness is your worst enemy. Survive this night... if you can.
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HERADÔNIA Director's cut
Single-player alternative to Nightmare in the Old Mansion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare in the Old Mansion.
REPENTANCE IS THE ONLY WAY TO OVERCOME THE EVILS OF YOUR CORRUPT HEART, THOSE YOU TRIED TO BURY.
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Vesnith Tapes
Single-player alternative to Nightmare in the Old Mansion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare in the Old Mansion.
A psychological horror game where a police officer investigates a cold case in a decaying house, uncovering a strange and haunting tape recorder that reveals a terrible secret.
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Forest 6174
Single-player alternative to Nightmare in the Old Mansion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nightmare in the Old Mansion.
A brief narrative-driven psychological horror experience in first person (no jumpscares, story and dialogue-focused). You play as Danny, who is unexpectedly summoned to receive a break from his daily routine... However, things start to look out of place once you get deeper into the forest.
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iBLiS
Single-player alternative to Nightmare in the Old Mansion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare in the Old Mansion.
Demon is a first-person psychological horror game. How much can a game affect your real life? Enjoy a realistic home environment and terrifying moments of being immersed in a real-life story.
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The Gretlow Tapes
Single-player alternative to Nightmare in the Old Mansion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nightmare in the Old Mansion.
Armed with nothing but your camera, investigate the abandoned Gretlow House in this short, atmospheric horror game. Uncover a chilling mystery through a realistic found-footage lens.
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I'm on Observation Duty 7
Single-player alternative to Nightmare in the Old Mansion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nightmare in the Old Mansion.
As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
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Supernormal
Single-player alternative to Nightmare in the Old Mansion — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare in the Old Mansion.
Inspired by Allison Road. SUPERNORMAL is a psychological horror game set in a seemingly ordinary apartment harboring dark secrets. Play as Detective Wyatt, tasked with unravelling the disappearance of Masato Sakamoto's daughter. Search for clues and unravel the sinister truth.