Single-player games like Nightmare Within
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Nightmare Within, 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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Otherside Tapes: Favela
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare Within.
A first-person psychological horror game with a found-footage aesthetic. In search of the mysterious Street 7, an urban explorer finds himself trapped in a loop of distorted realities, rituals, and a supernatural presence that controls the Favela das Almas.
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Trials of Mary
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare Within.
Survive 4 deadly trials inspired by classic horror. As Mary, solve environmental puzzles and outsmart hunters through strategic evasion and self-defense in this cinematic journey. A psychological horror experience where vulnerability and high tension reach their peak awaits you.
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Lucid Falls
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightmare Within.
Manipulate gravity, space and time, and survive terrifying nightmares in a deeply atmospheric lucid dream. Facing terrifying creatures, and solving challenges that bend reality, every moment reveals more of the dark truth behind Lucid Falls.
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Bally Fears
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nightmare Within.
What are you afraid of ? In Bally Fears, play as Reyes, a teenager accompanied by his two parents : Nerea, his protective mother, and Izan, his neglectful father. Confront your father's creation and delve into Reyes' psychology as you discover what troubles him.
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Mindstray
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare Within.
Mindstray is a first-person psychological horror investigation game where players explore unsettling environments, observe subtle details, and piece together fragmented clues to uncover the truth behind distorted memories and unexplained events.
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STAY: Possession • Obsession • Permanence
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Nightmare Within.
A story-driven psychological horror game told through the confession of a man accused of numerous crimes. As an interrogation unfolds, years of fractured relationships, buried memories, and disturbing truths reveal how the simple need to be loved can become something far more terrifying.
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Backrooms Insane
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nightmare Within.
Backrooms: Insane is a single-player psychological horror game with a found footage aesthetic. Explore disturbing levels, solve puzzles, find key items, and escape while timers, unpredictable events, and deadly entity hunts turn every objective into a fight for survival.
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The 7th Shift
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Within — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare Within.
Work the overnight shift alone at Founder's Choice Market. Inspect shipments, decide what’s accepted or denied, and stock the shelves. But be careful, your performance is being evaluated, and it determines your fate. Escape after seven shifts or be forced to join the staff that never clocks out