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Single-player games like The Exit of Nightmare

Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to The Exit of Nightmare, 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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    Room 713 — Steam game cover

    Room 713

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with The Exit of Nightmare.

    You find yourself in the endless, looping corridors of a mysterious, liminal hotel. Spot anomalies to climb floors and reach your room... or be trapped forever.

    2026AdventureSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    What Happened to Lily? — Steam game cover

    What Happened to Lily?

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Exit of Nightmare.

    What Happened to Lily? Is a real-time first-person horror game. Discover the secrets and spooky truths behind the mysterious event at Miller Farm.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Unable to Exit 8 — Steam game cover

    Unable to Exit 8

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Exit of Nightmare.

    You receive an invitation on a "special" dating app, get excited and then get involved in an endless cycle of couples' hotels. You have to watch carefully for any unusual information. Can you solve these puzzles?

    2024IndieAdventureSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    EarWorm — Steam game cover

    EarWorm

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Exit of Nightmare.

    You are an Earworm. You are an underworld contractor who hacks memories for a living.  Dive into the memories of your victims in order to unlock the security questions to their bank account. 

    2025IndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Subliminal — Steam game cover

    Subliminal

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Exit of Nightmare.

    Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.

    2026StrategyIndieAdventure9.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    No Return — Steam game cover

    No Return

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Exit of Nightmare.

    No Return is a first-person psychological horror game set in modern-day China. With a focus on family tragedy, the story unfolds as our protagonist is mysteriously prevented from returning home by an unseen force. Can he navigate a nightmarish maze of hallways and uncover the disturbing truth?

    2024IndieAdventureRPG7.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Save Twiks — Steam game cover

    Save Twiks

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Exit of Nightmare.

    “Save Twiks” - psychological horror from the first person. The Kitten named Twiks us lost in a giant train and you will have to go though real horror to find it. “Did you hear this? I think he just meowed in next car”.

    2024Indie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    贝如塔医院 Beta Hospital — Steam game cover

    贝如塔医院 Beta Hospital

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Exit of Nightmare.

    《贝如塔医院》是一款以荒废医院为主题的恐怖游戏,你将以第一人称视角,前往贝如塔医院寻找自己失踪的妻子——伊纳,但在医院中却遇到一些不太寻常的事件...

    2025IndieAdventureRPG2.78 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Crowd Simulator — Steam game cover

    Crowd Simulator

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Exit of Nightmare.

    It's really crowded!!! Crowd Simulator is a unique, fun experience that places you in different crowd scenarios. The main objective is to move with and against crowds.

    2019IndieSimulationCasual2.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Mr. Fast — Steam game cover

    Mr. Fast

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Exit of Nightmare.

    Mr. Fast is a top-down shooting game with a bullet time twist! Enemy's time moves more slowly than yours. You're fast enough and you can kill others with one shot.

    2020ActionIndie4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Room of Pandora — Steam game cover

    Room of Pandora

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Exit of Nightmare.

    The Room of Pandora is a third-person interactive puzzle game. The little man is trapped in a strange room, you need to escape the room. Discover multiple endings, secret rooms, and Easter eggs. There are seven endings, corresponding to seven achievements. Some puzzles may totally blow your mind.

    2019IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hit Zero: Chronos — Steam game cover

    Hit Zero: Chronos

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Exit of Nightmare.

    Hit Zero: Chronos is a 2D shooter game. You’re given the power to control time, time moves only when you move! Use your time stopping powers to erase every enemies in the area.

    2020ActionIndie4.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Zombie Simulator — Steam game cover

    Zombie Simulator

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Exit of Nightmare.

    A Huge Wave of Zombies Are Coming! Control hundreds of swarming zombies to conquer the entire city!

    2021ActionIndieSimulation4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Story of The Flood — Steam game cover

    The Story of The Flood

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Exit of Nightmare.

    Gods decide to bring the flood of water upon the earth. Salvage what you think is valuable and bring it back to base. It's a psychological test of the apocalypse, also an interactive experiment about trade-offs.

    2022IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    GunFu Fighter — Steam game cover

    GunFu Fighter

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Exit of Nightmare.

    The first person shooter game with bullet time twist! Using the bullet time effect, the geometric distribution position of the enemy is analyzed and prejudged, and the order of planned attacks gives the opponent a fatal blow.

    2023ActionIndie2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Art of Destruction — Steam game cover

    Art of Destruction

    Single-player alternative to The Exit of Nightmare — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with The Exit of Nightmare.

    A physics sandbox simulation game about constructing and demolishing structures. If you like destroying stuff or just mess around, then this game is for you!

    2022IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →