Single-player games like The Nest
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to The Nest, 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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11F
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
Go to the 11th floor of a building that doesn't have an 11th floor.
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Year Walk
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.
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Layers of Fear (2016)
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
A first-person psychological horror with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and storytelling. Explore an ever-shifting Victorian mansion as a painter seeking to complete his masterpiece, even at the cost of his own sanity.
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Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.
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SOMA
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.
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Layers of Fear 2 (2019)
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
A first‑person psychological horror game set on a haunted ocean liner. As an actor summoned by an unorthodox director, you’ll confront twisted memories from your past and learn the price of achieving the perfect performance.
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ROUTINE
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
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Decay: The Mare
Single-player alternative to The Nest — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with The Nest.
Sam is an addict who ends up in an institution named “Reaching Dreams”, hoping to kick his drug problem and sort out his miserable life. But during the first night, something goes horribly wrong and he gets stuck in an endless nightmare…