Single-player games like Nightmare Shift
Below are 10 single-player Steam games similar to Nightmare Shift, 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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Dread Neighbor
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare Shift.
Dread Neighbor is a first-person, multi-perspective psychological horror game. Play as a young woman living alone in an unusually cheap apartment. As the days pass, combat the overwhelming sense of unease, malice, and the unshakable feeling that you’re being watched from every crack in the room.
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Tales Beyond The Tomb - Route 86
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare Shift.
A psychological horror anthology inspired by real-life cases. In Route 86, a group of friends ends up in a remote nightmare. Explore, hide, and survive in this first-person experience with multiple playable characters and rising tension.
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Overcome Your Fears - Caretaker
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare Shift.
Steve Jackson, a 19-year-old guy, is looking after a friends house and encounters eerie events in a small town. Dive into the dark mystery of the events you unwittingly became a part of. Will you be able to uncover the truth?
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Escape from Yandere
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare Shift.
Yandera has locked you in your house and is asking for a declaration of love. You can stay with her or try to escape. Explore the house, but be careful, Yandera can kill you.
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HELLMART
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare Shift.
Supermarket simulator meets horror. You’re a clerk at a 24-hour convenience store. During the day - serve customers and hit your sales goals. At night - beware of strange clients. Try to survive 7 days in the Far North.
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The Inn-Sanity
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare Shift.
Early 90s. You stayed in a quiet hotel for just one night and the next morning you’ve found out that the old world was destroyed. Alien dreams, secrets of your past and other guests that are turning into monsters. This hotel will not let you to check out.
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The Bridge Curse 2: The Extrication
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare Shift.
Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…
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Mouthwashing
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare Shift.
The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.
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AvoCuddle
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Nightmare Shift.
Brought to you by a sole Syrian developer, AvoCuddle tells a tale of true love! An emotional action adventure through the galaxy searching and seeking to free your soul mate. Explore beautiful and dangerous planets, fight it's special creature and solve puzzles ,through a visually stunning game.
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Wandness: WandCraft Survivor
Single-player alternative to Nightmare Shift — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Nightmare Shift.
Craft wands, create synergies, battle monsters, and survive. Dive into the depths of magic crafting, where you'll forge spells from magical components and elemental gems for endless combinations. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, and unleash your magic madness to overcome the darkness.