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Single-player games like Nocturne Island Obscuria

Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Nocturne Island Obscuria, 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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    Beyond Silence — Steam game cover

    Beyond Silence

    Single-player alternative to Nocturne Island Obscuria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nocturne Island Obscuria.

    Beyond Silence is a first-person psychological horror where you play as James, a former surgeon who returns to the house of his past. The dark rooms, creaking floors, and forgotten notes hide the horrors he himself had a hand in. But the past won't let him go and it speaks to him through the silence

    2025ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    WHISPERWOOD — Steam game cover

    WHISPERWOOD

    Single-player alternative to Nocturne Island Obscuria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nocturne Island Obscuria.

    WhisperWood is a survival horror game inspired by the classics. Powered by Unreal Engine 5, it drops you into a nightmare where ammo is scarce and every shadow hides a threat. Solve puzzles, manage your inventory, and survive the darkness.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Claus — Steam game cover

    Zombie Claus

    Single-player alternative to Nocturne Island Obscuria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nocturne Island Obscuria.

    You find yourself in a big empty house. Around the Christmas lights, but no friends, no family, and only bad Santa. Solve the mystery of the protagonist.

    2020IndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    OVRDARK: a Do Not Open story — Steam game cover

    OVRDARK: a Do Not Open story

    Single-player alternative to Nocturne Island Obscuria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nocturne Island Obscuria.

    OVRDARK: Dive into the chilling sequel to 'DO NOT OPEN' in this intense VR experience. Explore a cursed mansion, face your former companion turned ruthless enemy, and unravel dark secrets. Can you survive the ultimate horror in virtual reality?

    2024ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Y. Village - The Visitors — Steam game cover

    Y. Village - The Visitors

    Single-player alternative to Nocturne Island Obscuria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nocturne Island Obscuria.

    Batu, tormented by nightmares, is lured to a nameless village via cryptic letters. Investigating the village's secrets with just one friend, he wakes one night to discover his ally gone. He must now locate his friend and elude the village's dark mysteries.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Haze Together — Steam game cover

    Haze Together

    Single-player alternative to Nocturne Island Obscuria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nocturne Island Obscuria.

    HAZE TOGETHER is a 1-4 player psychological survival horror game set in claustrophobic mines. Team up with friends, explore dangerous industrial facilities, and escape the darkness trying to consume you. Remember: the haze thickens every second, and you are not alone.

    ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    PARANOID — Steam game cover

    PARANOID

    Single-player alternative to Nocturne Island Obscuria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Nocturne Island Obscuria.

    Paranoid is a horror that tells the story of Patrick who has been living in isolation from the outside world for many years. One day he receives a phone call from his sister, who announces her visit more than a dozen years after she disappeared.

    2023ActionAdventure17.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bughouse — Steam game cover

    Bughouse

    Single-player alternative to Nocturne Island Obscuria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nocturne Island Obscuria.

    Play as Christopher, a kid left home alone with a terrifying STALKER on the loose! Try and survive in this 80's, PS1 inspired, Home Invasion Survival Horror game - OR DIE TRYING!

    2022ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Lost Camp — Steam game cover

    Lost Camp

    Single-player alternative to Nocturne Island Obscuria — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Nocturne Island Obscuria.

    After the death of your mother and with no other choice, you take the only job available: guarding and maintaining a lonely campsite in the mountains. But what seemed like a quiet place hides mysteries that will change everything.

    2026ActionIndieAdventureSingle-playerSimilar games →