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Single-player games like LSD: Dream Emulator Retro

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to LSD: Dream Emulator Retro, 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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    LSD Dream Emulator: Liminal Spaces — Steam game cover

    LSD Dream Emulator: Liminal Spaces

    Single-player alternative to LSD: Dream Emulator Retro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LSD: Dream Emulator Retro.

    Have you ever wondered what Liminal Spaces are outside the Backrooms? Explore them in this surrealist short game based on lucid dreaming and liminal spaces in the nature, inspired by the original LSD Dream Emulator.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure2.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dreamcore Retro — Steam game cover

    Dreamcore Retro

    Single-player alternative to LSD: Dream Emulator Retro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LSD: Dream Emulator Retro.

    Dreamcore Retro is a short and relaxing low poly indie game based on lucid dreaming and liminal spaces to concern about endangered species and other problems from the future society. The game mainly consists in exploring the dreamy surroundings of these psychedelic and minimalistic worlds...

    2024ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams — Steam game cover

    Hypnagogia 無限の夢 Boundless Dreams

    Single-player alternative to LSD: Dream Emulator Retro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with LSD: Dream Emulator Retro.

    Meet colorful characters, discover mysterious secrets, and reassemble the fractured remains of an ethereal crystal as you explore a series of abstract worlds based on dreams, nightmares, and the places in between.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    0°N 0°W — Steam game cover

    0°N 0°W

    Single-player alternative to LSD: Dream Emulator Retro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with LSD: Dream Emulator Retro.

    Ready for a wild trip of psychedelic sights and sounds? 0°N 0°W is a chill, first-person walking sim for everyone, where each run is a fresh adventure!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Sephonie — Steam game cover

    Sephonie

    Single-player alternative to LSD: Dream Emulator Retro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LSD: Dream Emulator Retro.

    In this 3D, story-driven platforming adventure, explore an uninhabited island's massive cave network. Learn about the heroes' psyches as you explore lush caverns, subterranean oceans, and surreal cityscapes, all while meeting surprising creatures! By Anodyne & Angeline Era's devs!

    2022ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dreaming Sarah — Steam game cover

    Dreaming Sarah

    Single-player alternative to LSD: Dream Emulator Retro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with LSD: Dream Emulator Retro.

    Dreaming Sarah is an adventure platformer where you play as Sarah, a girl who is in a coma. Explore the world around her and help her wake up!

    2015IndieAdventureCasual5.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Youropa — Steam game cover

    Youropa

    Single-player alternative to LSD: Dream Emulator Retro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with LSD: Dream Emulator Retro.

    A platform puzzle paint adventure about breaking rules, being upside down and thinking outside the box.

    2018ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Psychonauts 2 — Steam game cover

    Psychonauts 2

    Single-player alternative to LSD: Dream Emulator Retro — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with LSD: Dream Emulator Retro.

    Combining quirky missions and mysterious conspiracies, Psychonauts 2 is a platform-adventure game with cinematic style and tons of customizable psychic powers.

    2021ActionAdventure59.99 USDDeck PlayableSingle-playerSimilar games →